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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he expects his Department's budget to be as a cash figure in each remaining financial year of the current Parliament.

Ministry of Defence17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military drones in (a) logistics, (b) strike and (c) ISR roles were purchased by his Department for the British armed forces since 5 July 2024.

Ministry of Defence17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much additional money will his Department receive beyond the annual budget set out in the 2025 spending review in each remaining financial year of the cu

Ministry of Defence17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his department has assessed the potential impact of income tax on retirees who rely solely on the State Pension as their main source of inc

Department for Work and Pensions17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact that changes to Income Tax rules for retirees will have on pensioners in receipt of the basic S

Department for Work and Pensions17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of Bramford Substation on (a) the probability of a fire

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his department has plans to outline the potential impact that the proposed Norwich to Tilbury pylon line will have on i) the Bra

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his department has to ensure that the installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems at the Bramford Substation does not incr

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any named exercise has been cancelled before it began since 5 July 2024.

Ministry of Defence17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections in place for UK-registered civilian vessels in the English channel from Russian military vessels.

Ministry of Defence17 Jun 2026
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