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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2052 votes — page 18 of 83
1 AYE1 NOGreat British Energy Bill
2 votes · 5 Sept 2024
Great British Energy Bill
2 votes · 5 Sept 2024
2 AYEPassenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill
2 votes · 3 Sept 2024
Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill
2 votes · 3 Sept 2024
3 NOCriminal Justice Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 15 May 2024
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 15 May 2024
4 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
4 votes · 8 May 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
4 votes · 8 May 2024
5 AYEDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
5 votes · 30 Apr 2024
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
5 votes · 30 Apr 2024
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
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, what percentage of the 5,400 drones
Uncrewed Systems: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the drones bought by his Department in 2024 were supplied to Ukraine.
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the drones bought by his Department in 2024 were (a) reconnaissance, (b) logistics, (c) First-Person View and (d) long-range one-way attack drone
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drones have been bought in 2025.
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the drones his Department plans to buy in 2026 will be made by British companies.
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the drones due to be bought by his Department in 2026 will be (a) reconnaissance, (b) logistics, (c) First-Person View and (d) long-range one-way
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK launches new Military Intelligence Services as hostile threats surge, published on 12 December,
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK launches new Military Intelligence Services as hostile threats surge, published on 12 December,
Uncrewed Systems: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Rapid £140 million boost for drone and counter-drone tech from newly-formed UK Defence Innovation,
Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to respond to Question 97807 from the hon. Member for South Suffolk on Defence: Finance before the rise of the House on 18 December 2025.
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