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James Cartlidge vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,702 shared comparable votes.

1,697 same votes 5 different votes 1,702 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
91 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
91 Aye 149 No
88 Aye 91 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 179 shared votes
88 Aye 91 No
68 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
68 Aye 102 No
102 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
102 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 50 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
21 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
91 Aye 149 No
88 Aye 91 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 179 shared votes
88 Aye 91 No
68 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
68 Aye 102 No
102 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
102 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 50 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
21 Aye 50 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 66 of 649
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 649
2,045
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,366 eligible divisions
976
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
880
48.1% of votes cast
1,069
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
951
51.9% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

65
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
Appearances
96
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
161
+23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Contributions
113
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

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