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James Cartlidge vs Sir Edward Leigh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,672 shared comparable votes.

1,646 same votes 26 different votes 1,672 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
85 Aye 165 No
Tax 100% aligned 250 shared votes
85 Aye 165 No
39 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 35 No
Education 96% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
71 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 187 shared votes
73 Aye 114 No
101 Aye 31 No
Migration 98% aligned 132 shared votes
103 Aye 29 No
80 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 159 shared votes
81 Aye 78 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 65 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
2,086
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,417 eligible divisions
998
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
854
47.1% of votes cast
1,088
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
958
52.9% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

62
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
192
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
151
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Contributions
216
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Tax
263 of 331 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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