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Patricia Ferguson vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Patricia Ferguson and James Cartlidge voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 326 different votes 334 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 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
53 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
23 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
23 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
447
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
232
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
215
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
16
3.6 % 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

88
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 268 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

£151,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£151,093
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
2
1 registered category
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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