The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

James Cartlidge vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 1,350 shared comparable votes.

267 same votes 1,083 different votes 1,350 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 29 No
Education 67% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 43 shared votes
9 Aye 34 No
53 Aye 111 No
Tax 42% aligned 164 shared votes
88 Aye 76 No
31 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 50 shared votes
9 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 23 No
Defence 34% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
85 Aye 29 No
Migration 3% aligned 114 shared votes
26 Aye 88 No
15 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 18 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
69 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 169 shared votes
100 Aye 69 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
974
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
Appearances
141
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
165
+26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
176
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API