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Mike Reader vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Mike Reader and James Cartlidge voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 306 different votes 311 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
419
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
224
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
195
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
11
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 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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