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Josh Babarinde vs James Cartlidge

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Josh Babarinde
Josh Babarinde
LD Eastbourne
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Josh Babarinde and James Cartlidge voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 53 different votes 289 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 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
31 Aye 45 No
Tax 96% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 62% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 65% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

70.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 650
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 650
398
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,349 eligible divisions
212
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
970
47.8 % of votes cast
186
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.2 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

120
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
138
+12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Contributions
163
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£181,159
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£181,159
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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
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
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