James Cartlidge
MP since 7 May 2015
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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.
2052
Votes Cast
£280,834
Expenses 2024-25
3,047
Majority
33.0%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£280,834
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 48,801 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
3,722
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
108
Debates Spoken In⚑
290
Speeches⚑
433
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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3 AYEHealth Bill
3 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
3 votes · 8 Sept 2026
2 AYE2 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
2 AYEPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Financial Interests(3)
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Dr Sarah Ingham
£5,000
£5,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Dr Sarah Ingham
£5,000
- Name of donor
- Dr Sarah Ingham
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £5,000
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 10 June 2025
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
James Uffindell
£5,000 donation towards the provision of a member of staff
£5,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
James Uffindell
£5,000 donation towards the provision of a member of staff
- 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
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Dr Sarah Ingham
Sponsorship of a fundraising dinner
£2,006
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Dr Sarah Ingham
Sponsorship of a fundraising dinner
- 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
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on Local Government Reorganisation in Suffolk in financial years a) 2024/25 b) 2025/26 c)
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on Local Government Reorganisation a) nationally and b) in Suffolk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the Royal Air Force in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the British Army in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he intends to spend on developing a Hybrid Navy in each of the remaining financial years of this Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he plans to spend on (a) uncrewed systems and (b) counter drone systems for the Army in each of the remaining financial years of this Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount is that will be spent on developing Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the RAF in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of t
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount is that will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the Royal Navy in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of thi
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the £220million allocated to the Barrow Transformation Fund will be included in UK NATO qualifying defence spend.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of applying a zero rate of VAT to repairs and maintenance works carried out on places of worship.
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