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Naz Shah vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and James Cartlidge voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,355 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,295 different votes 1,355 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
109 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 168 shared votes
63 Aye 105 No
21 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
68 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 147 shared votes
78 Aye 69 No
19 Aye 15 No
Energy 3% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
39 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
858
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
683
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
19
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Housing
56 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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