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 motion

2 votes · 18 Mar 2026

3 AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

8 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

8 votes · 9 Mar 2026

2 AYE

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

2 votes · 23 Feb 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

Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on trends in the level of insurance premium increases for people involved in a motor insurance

AnsweredTreasury12 Sept 2024

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to continue supporting the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport12 Sept 2024

Devolution: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with which members of (a) Suffolk County Council and (b) district councils in Suffolk she has discussed Suffolk's devolutio

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12 Sept 2024

Motor Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulation of the car insurance sector.

AnsweredTreasury11 Sept 2024

Ministry of Defence: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions police have been required to be present at the picketing of defence factories in the last twelve months; and what the cost

AnsweredHome Office11 Sept 2024

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on cooperation with the EU on defence procurement; and if he will list PESCO agreements with which the UK (i) is currently cooperating and

AnsweredMinistry of Defence11 Sept 2024

Dstl

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many UK-based supply chain jobs are supported by DSTL’s Air Systems Programme.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence11 Sept 2024

Dstl

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed by DSTL’s Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Programme.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence11 Sept 2024

Dstl

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed by DSTL’s Communications and Networks Programme.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence11 Sept 2024

Dstl

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed by DSTL’s Cyber Security Programme.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence11 Sept 2024
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