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