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James Cartlidge

Conservative MP for South Suffolk, since 7 May 2015

Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

James Cartlidge is the Conservative MP for South Suffolk, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Defence.

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Scorecard

73.2% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
421 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
154 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
4 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
3 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
634 Debates spoken in 3870 written questions tabled

Ranked 306 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part No 344–181
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part No 324–180
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye 167–350
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities Aye 105–332
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials Aye 182–290
17 Dec 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading No 312–165
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading No 341–195
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) Aye 118–340
15 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H No 311–96
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer No vote 90–297
10 Dec 2025 Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work No 320–98
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work Aye 98–325
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading No vote 329–173
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No vote 170–332
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion No 100–100
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 No 327–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H No 326–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B No 395–98
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 No 300–96
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B No 327–96
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 Aye 154–303
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 Aye 143–304
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 No vote 77–298
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 No vote 87–299
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty No 357–174

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

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

£10,000

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)

On the register since 19 May 2026

£5,000

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)

On the register since 21 Oct 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)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

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Debates

634 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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