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Martin McCluskey vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Lab Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Martin McCluskey and James Cartlidge voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 270 different votes 274 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
21 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 261 of 648
Participation
86.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 648
409
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,002
2,312 eligible divisions
210
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
953
47.6 % of votes cast
199
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,049
52.4 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 648
Appearances
59
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 648
207
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 648
Contributions
107
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£140,697
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£140,697
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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