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

Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of child custody disputes resulted in custody being awarded to the father in the latest year for which figures are available.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice6 Feb 2025

Unmanned Marine Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Snapper maritime system to reach minimum deployable capability.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence6 Feb 2025

Unmanned Marine Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a formal target date for the deployment of Project COOKSON.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence6 Feb 2025

Unmanned Marine Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Wasp maritime system to reach minimum deployable capability.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence6 Feb 2025

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish an impact assessment of the introduction of the new cap of £25,000 to the Listed Places of Worship Scheme.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport6 Feb 2025

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to implement funding for the Listed Places of Worship Scheme beyond 2026.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport6 Feb 2025

Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects Gravehawk to reach minimum deployable capability.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence6 Feb 2025

Guided Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of delivering Gravehawk.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence6 Feb 2025

Guided Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the total cost for delivering Gravehawk will be covered by (a) his Department and (b) the Danish Ministry of Defence.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence6 Feb 2025

Marks Tey Station: Lifts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of installing a passenger lift at Marks Tey station.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport6 Feb 2025
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