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

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 16 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 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
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

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's recruitment targets for the armed forces are for 2025-26.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence1 Apr 2025

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Prime Minister last met with the lead members of the Strategic Defence Review team.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence1 Apr 2025

Multi-role Support Ships: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38652 on Multi-role Support Ships: Procurement, on what date it was renamed.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence1 Apr 2025

Multi-role Support Ships: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38652 on Multi-role Support Ships: Procurement, whether external consultants were involved in the renamin

AnsweredMinistry of Defence1 Apr 2025

Reserve Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) full time and (b) reservist armed forces personnel were working on recruitment for the (i) British Army, (ii) Royal Navy, (iii) RAF and (iv) Roy

AnsweredMinistry of Defence1 Apr 2025

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) of his Department's civilian personnel, (b) Armed Forces personnel and (c) external private contractors work on recruitment for the (i) Royal Na

AnsweredMinistry of Defence1 Apr 2025

Helicopters: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March to Question 39042 on Helicopters: Finance, if he will outline the prioritisation decisions made by the multiple front line

AnsweredMinistry of Defence1 Apr 2025

Ammunition: Lost Property and Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 37603 on Ammunition: Lost Property and Theft, if he will list incidents recorded on the Defence Incident

AnsweredMinistry of Defence1 Apr 2025

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has used artificial intelligence to respond to written parliamentary questions since 5 July 2024.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence1 Apr 2025

Defence Business Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the contracts managed by Defence Business Services.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence1 Apr 2025
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