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Olivia Bailey vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Olivia Bailey and James Cartlidge voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 289 different votes 293 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
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.6 %
same as average
Rank 368 of 650
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 650
409
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,349 eligible divisions
205
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
970
47.8 % of votes cast
204
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.2 % of votes cast
9
2.2 % 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

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
176
+50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 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

£210,175
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£210,175
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
9 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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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