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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and James Cartlidge voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,430 shared comparable votes.

1,404 same votes 26 different votes 1,430 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
75 Aye 117 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
75 Aye 117 No
16 Aye 30 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 27 No
Energy 100% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 25 No
Benefits 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
77 Aye 39 No
Migration 94% aligned 116 shared votes
84 Aye 32 No
39 Aye 23 No
Transport 95% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 24 No
Trade 97% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,492
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
716
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
776
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
39
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 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

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
15
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
119 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 29B 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 10B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 53B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 8B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 7B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 4G 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 22 Mar 2022
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 9 22 Mar 2022
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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