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James Cartlidge

Conservative South Suffolk

Voting record

3
Voted for
4
Voted against
2
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See James Cartlidge’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for James Cartlidge — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 2,052 of 2,376 (86%).

8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Ayes 93, Noes 323 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 80, Noes 281 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 144, Noes 244 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 Ayes 135, Noes 258 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 Ayes 143, Noes 249 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Ayes 85, Noes 317 no vote recorded
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 65, Noes 251 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 Ayes 80, Noes 298 no vote recorded
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 no vote recorded
28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Ayes 308, Noes 81 no vote recorded
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 Ayes 380, Noes 7 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 Ayes 277, Noes 150 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 Ayes 271, Noes 95 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Ayes 273, Noes 159 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 Ayes 275, Noes 159 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 Ayes 269, Noes 162 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Ayes 276, Noes 155 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 269, Noes 103 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 278, Noes 158 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 Ayes 278, Noes 73 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 Ayes 281, Noes 70 no vote recorded
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 105, Noes 410 no vote recorded
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms Ayes 69, Noes 279 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 77, Noes 280 no vote recorded
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 Ayes 88, Noes 310 no vote recorded
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 Ayes 61, Noes 311 no vote recorded
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Ayes 90, Noes 297 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading Ayes 329, Noes 173 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Ayes 170, Noes 332 no vote recorded
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 Ayes 77, Noes 298 no vote recorded
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 Ayes 87, Noes 299 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

James Cartlidge currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence — Ministry of Defence — since 2024-07-08 Shadow
Previously held
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) — Ministry of Defence (2023-04-21 to 2024-07-05) Government
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) — HM Treasury (2022-10-28 to 2023-04-21) Government
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (and Assistant Government Whip) — Whips Office (Commons) (2021-09-19 to 2022-07-07) Government
Assistant Whip — Whips Office (Commons) (2021-09-19 to 2022-07-07) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for James Cartlidge →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: James Uffindell
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 donation towards the provision of a member of staff
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 October 2025)

Name of donor: Dr Sarah Ingham
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sponsorship of a fundraising dinner, value £2,005.90
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 October 2025)

Name of donor: Dr Sarah Ingham
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to provide a member of staff.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 May 2026)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for James Cartlidge yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question James Cartlidge has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£301,990.49 paid out to or for James Cartlidge across 188 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include James Cartlidge’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £223,998.81 (6 claims)
Accommodation — £40,880.72 (29 claims)
Office Costs — £31,308.41 (133 claims)
Staff Travel — £3,154.59 (10 claims)
MP Travel — £2,617.96 (9 claims)
Dependant Travel — £30.00 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Equipment - purchase — £2,676.00, 2026-03-27 — Other office equipment
Equipment - purchase — £419.00, 2026-03-26 — Other office equipment
Equipment - purchase — £109.00, 2026-03-26 — Other office equipment
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £205.86, 2026-03-18 — [200013613-15318]
Stationery & printing — £2,226.00, 2026-03-16 — KEITH AVIS PRINTERS 0 [200013613-10551]
Stationery & printing — £222.00, 2026-03-16 — KEITH AVIS PRINTERS 0 [200013613-10552]
Postage & couriers — £3,274.03, 2026-03-12 — LEAFLETDROP [200013613-12073]
Stationery & printing — £188.40, 2026-03-10 — Banner March 2026

Every claim on file for James Cartlidge →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by James Cartlidge — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily James Cartlidge’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

James Cartlidge isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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