James Cartlidge’s voting in Parliament

James Cartlidge is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, James Cartlidge sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• James Cartlidge voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• James Cartlidge voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of James Cartlidge’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit James Cartlidge’s full vote analysis page for more.

James Cartlidge has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 18 Jul 2018

Recent appearances

• Tenant Fees Bill: Prohibitions applying to landlords 5 Sep 2018

  Further to the intervention by my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski), while we all agree that the Bill is a positive measure to help tenants, is there not a danger that if we start ramping up fines and so on, instead of a positive measure to help tenants, the Bill will look like an attack on many small businesses, the vast majority of which conduct their...

• Tenant Fees Bill: Prohibitions applying to landlords 5 Sep 2018

  Will my hon. Friend clarify how this would affect fees charged at the end of a tenancy, such as cleaning fees, which we know people will be expected to pay, although they may not have been aware of them at the start of the contract?

• Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) 5 Sep 2018

  On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance and clarification on the business ahead of us today. We have two very important Bills—the Tenant Fees Bill and the Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill. Will motion 6, which proposes that my hon. Friend the Member for Daventry (Chris Heaton-Harris) be discharged from the Selection Committee and my hon. Friend the Member for...

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Profile

Conservative MP for South Suffolk

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @jc4southsuffolk
• https://facebook.com/james4southsuffolk

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

James Cartlidge campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Transport
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Department of Health
• HM Treasury
• Mortgages
• Electric Vehicles
• Neighbourhood Development Plans
• Neonicotinoids
• Libya: Terrorism

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission (4 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tim Yeo

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Savings (Government Contributions) Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Energy BILL Committee (7 out of 14)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 76 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all James Cartlidge’s speeches
• Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 96.23% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 58 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on James Cartlidge’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 181 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)