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
Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 33946 on Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments, what the proposed remuneration package for the new Nat
Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 33946 on Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments, when he plans to advertise for the National Armaments
Defence: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports that pension funds have chosen not to categorise investments in defence
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund beyond 31 March 2025.
Ukraine: Intelligence Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on sharing US-derived intelligence with the Government of Ukraine.
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34904 on Defence: Procurement, whether the target for direct SME spending will be published separately to
Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Joint Office Areas are operational in the United Kingdom.
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many housing officers were employed by the Ministry of Defence as of 10 March 2025.
Unmanned Marine Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has placed orders for M500 remote operated vehicles for the Royal Navy.
Unmanned Marine Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on Project CABOT.
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