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James Cartlidge vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 942 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 720 different votes 942 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
13 Aye 22 No
Education 69% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
43 Aye 79 No
Tax 50% aligned 122 shared votes
68 Aye 54 No
21 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 41% aligned 41 shared votes
9 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 20 No
Defence 33% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 16 No
Energy 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
78 Aye 31 No
Migration 3% aligned 109 shared votes
28 Aye 81 No
18 Aye 14 No
Trade 3% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 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 67 of 649
Participation
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
974
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
Appearances
110
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
165
+26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
142
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
46 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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