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Martin Vickers vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Martin Vickers and James Cartlidge voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,867 shared comparable votes.

1,842 same votes 25 different votes 1,867 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
91 Aye 162 No
Tax 100% aligned 253 shared votes
91 Aye 162 No
107 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 151 shared votes
107 Aye 44 No
40 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 79 shared votes
40 Aye 39 No
42 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
37 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 128 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 204 shared votes
80 Aye 124 No
18 Aye 50 No
Education 99% aligned 68 shared votes
19 Aye 49 No
91 Aye 98 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 189 shared votes
90 Aye 99 No
91 Aye 162 No
Tax 100% aligned 253 shared votes
91 Aye 162 No
107 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 151 shared votes
107 Aye 44 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
2,013
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
957
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
1,056
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
26
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£210,269
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
No
No rebel
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 8 Jun 2020
Aye
Aye rebel
Amendment (d) to Proceedings on the pandemic (No. 2) 2 Jun 2020
No
No rebel
Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 9 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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