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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2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 28 Jan 2026

2 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee

2 votes · 21 Jan 2026

3 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

3 votes · 20 Jan 2026

4 AYE2 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

6 votes · 13 Jan 2026

3 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been of the potential impact of the proposed Overnight Visitor Levy on costs for schools on overnight e

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance will be issued to combined authorities in relation to the application of the Overnight Visitor Levy to educat

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made regarding the potential merits of an exemption for school and educational visits from the Ove

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of how much money schools will be expected to allocate to cover the costs of the Overnight Visito

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has authorised a change to the Initial Operating Capability for Challenger 3.

Ministry of Defence16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has his Department spent on the delivery of Challenger 3 as of 16 June 2026.

Ministry of Defence16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total expected cost of delivering the Challenger 3 programme.

Ministry of Defence16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the financial settlement required to deliver the Defence Investment Plan.

Ministry of Defence16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill of the resignation letter by the

Northern Ireland Office16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has discussed the spending envelope for the Defence Investment Plan with the Chief of the Defence Staff.

Ministry of Defence16 Jun 2026
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