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Samantha Niblett vs James Cartlidge

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

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Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
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James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and James Cartlidge voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 337 different votes 347 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
36 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
36 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
1 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 165 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
470
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
232
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
238
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

81
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
Appearances
69
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
89
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Contributions
167
+29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
12 of 13 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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