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
Global Combat Air Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, whether the Strategic Defence Review will consider whether the cor
Armed Forces: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) causes and (b) consequences of the recent road traffic incident in Estonia involving British armed forces pe
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the operational lifespan of the Airbus H145 helicopter.
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to change the extant New Medium Helicopter competitive tender.
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 20 November 2024, Official Report, columns 287-289, how many platforms his Department intends to procure through the
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his decision to retire (a) Chinook heavy transporter helicopters and (b) Puma helicopters on tender
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned timetable is for announcing the award for the New Medium Helicopter contract.
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable for reaching 2.5% GDP of expenditure on defence on the progress of the New Medium Heli
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the operational lifespan of the Lockheed Martin UH-60 Black Hawk.
Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department has removed the Chief of the Defence Staff from the Department’s Finance and Economics pre-release access lists, other than th
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