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

Staffing£223,999
Accommodation£36,619
Office£14,414
Travel£5,803

Year-on-Year

2024-25£280,834
2023-24£196,093
2022-23£207,104
2021-22£210,715
2020-21£200,446
2019-20£187,769
2018-19£186,969
2017-18£140,486
2016-17£154,542
2015-16£104,609

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,801 voters

✓Conservative
16,082 votes33.0%
Labour
13,035 votes26.7%
Reform UK
9,252 votes19.0%
Liberal Democrat
6,424 votes13.2%
Green Party
4,008 votes8.2%

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 AYE

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

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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
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
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
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

AUKUS: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of UK companies that have applied to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community exemption from the US Inter

AnsweredMinistry of Defence7 May 2025

AUKUS: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK companies have been approved to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community exemption from the U.S. International Traffic in Arms regulations.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence7 May 2025

AUKUS: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average processing time is for UK applications for companies to join the Authorised User Community exemption from the U.S. International Traffic in

AnsweredMinistry of Defence7 May 2025

AUKUS: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many US companies have been approved by the US Government to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence7 May 2025

AUKUS: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Australian companies have been approved by the Australian Government to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence7 May 2025

Army: Rifles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on implementing Project Grayburn.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence7 May 2025

Rifles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK sovereign capability will be considered in the procurement of a replacement for the SA80 rifle.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence7 May 2025

Firearms: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase UK sovereign capability in small arms production.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence7 May 2025

Nuclear Weapons: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April to Question 43148 on Ministry of Defence: Written Questions, whether artificial intelligence has been used to support (a) r

AnsweredMinistry of Defence7 May 2025

Unmanned Air Systems: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of General Data Protection Regulations on the training of armed forces personnel to use uncrewed systems.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence7 May 2025
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