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James Cartlidge vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Steve Darling voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

221 same votes 47 different votes 268 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
10 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 43 No
Tax 97% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
3 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 16 No
Housing 73% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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 69 of 650
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 650
2,026
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
558 eligible divisions
968
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
54.0 % of votes cast
1,058
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
172
46.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Appearances
125
+55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
166
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
Contributions
175
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
5 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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API