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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 1,663 shared comparable votes.

1,658 same votes 5 different votes 1,663 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
89 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 238 shared votes
89 Aye 149 No
87 Aye 91 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 178 shared votes
87 Aye 91 No
68 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
68 Aye 102 No
101 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
101 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 49 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
21 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 238 shared votes
89 Aye 149 No
87 Aye 91 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 178 shared votes
87 Aye 91 No
68 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
68 Aye 102 No
101 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
101 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 49 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
21 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

86.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 648
Participation
77.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 648
2,002
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,788
2,312 eligible divisions
953
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
854
47.8 % of votes cast
1,049
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
934
52.2 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 648
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648
Contributions
73
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 648

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
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Energy
59 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API