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 50 of 83
2 NOOpposition Motion
2 votes · 21 Oct 2020
Opposition Motion
2 votes · 21 Oct 2020
The draft Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (no. 2) Regulations 2020
21 Oct 2020
5 AYEImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill
5 votes · 19 Oct 2020
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill
5 votes · 19 Oct 2020
1 AYE2 NOCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill
3 votes · 15 Oct 2020
Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill
3 votes · 15 Oct 2020
2 NOOpposition Motion
2 votes · 14 Oct 2020
Opposition Motion
2 votes · 14 Oct 2020
3 NOFisheries Bill [Lords]
3 votes · 13 Oct 2020
Fisheries Bill [Lords]
3 votes · 13 Oct 2020
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
Defence: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 16 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, how many staff will
Defence: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 16 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what the cost of es
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 16 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, who will command the Defence Research and Evaluation organisation.
Defence: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Defence Industrial Strategy.
Submarines: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, how many crew are re
Submarines
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, when he plans to pro
Defence: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is timetable is for the publication of the Defence Investment Plan.
Ukraine: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that critical components of military drones manufactured in the UK and supplied to Ukraine are sourced from UK suppliers.
Poland: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19731 on Poland: Guided Weapons, what the planned in service date is for the Future Common Missile.
Guided Weapons: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the in service date for the effector resulting from the European Long-Range Strike Approach programme is.
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