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James Cartlidge vs Sir John Whittingdale

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


Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,797 shared comparable votes.

1,774 same votes 23 different votes 1,797 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
94 Aye 138 No
Tax 100% aligned 232 shared votes
94 Aye 138 No
80 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 161 shared votes
80 Aye 81 No
109 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 152 shared votes
109 Aye 43 No
37 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 78 shared votes
37 Aye 41 No
40 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
78 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 203 shared votes
74 Aye 129 No
94 Aye 138 No
Tax 100% aligned 232 shared votes
94 Aye 138 No
80 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 161 shared votes
80 Aye 81 No
109 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 152 shared votes
109 Aye 43 No
37 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 78 shared votes
37 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 68 of 650
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
2,062
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,919
2,387 eligible divisions
986
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
47.8% of votes cast
1,076
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

63
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Appearances
78
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
156
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
112
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 309 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API