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 1 of 83
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
Cruise Missiles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to procure a land cruise missile.
Chagos Islands: Flags
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the design of the Chagos Islands flag will change following the ratification of the Chagos treaty.
Submarines: Investment
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, whether the £15bn in
Defence: Pension Funds
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to hold discussions with local authorities that have voted to divest pension funds from UK defence companies.
Defence: Pension Funds
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to invest pension funds in UK defence companies.
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK defence companies received briefings on the contents of the Strategic Defence Review prior to 2 June 2025.
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he authorised his Department to issue unredacted hard copies of the Strategic Defence Review for viewing by journalists at 10.30am in Horse Guards on 2
Ministry of Defence: Documents
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 56289 on Ministry of Defence: Documents, what time on 18 July 2023 the Shadow Secretary of State for Defenc
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the United States contributed to the running cost of the Diego Garcia military base in the most recent financial year for which information is avail
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, published on 22 Ma
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