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James Cartlidge vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,836 shared comparable votes.

1,807 same votes 29 different votes 1,836 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
44 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
34 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 35 No
Housing 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 202 shared votes
76 Aye 126 No
25 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 98% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
97 Aye 39 No
Migration 98% aligned 136 shared votes
100 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 49 No
Education 99% aligned 71 shared votes
21 Aye 50 No
39 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 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
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 155 of 650
2,086
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,417 eligible divisions
998
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
933
47.2% of votes cast
1,088
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.8% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

62
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
141
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
151
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Contributions
274
+109.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
203 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 94 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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No rebel
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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye 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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