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James Cartlidge vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Tahir Ali voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,060 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 1,028 different votes 1,060 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
16 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 17 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
62 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 128 shared votes
62 Aye 66 No
19 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 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 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 649
2,035
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,241
1,636 eligible divisions
971
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
53.4 % of votes cast
1,064
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
578
46.6 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
28
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
168
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
Contributions
37
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 537 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
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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