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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2052 votes — page 21 of 83
4 NOLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Feb 2024
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Feb 2024
2 NOOffshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Committee
2 votes · 20 Feb 2024
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Committee
2 votes · 20 Feb 2024
1 AYE1 NOOffshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
2 votes · 22 Jan 2024
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
2 votes · 22 Jan 2024
4 AYE3 NOSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee
7 votes · 17 Jan 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee
7 votes · 17 Jan 2024
draft Immigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023
17 Jan 2024
2 AYE3 NOSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee
5 votes · 16 Jan 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee
5 votes · 16 Jan 2024
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
AUKUS
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on AUKUS.
AUKUS
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on AUKUS.
Defence: Expenditure
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 AUKUS.
Defence: Expenditure
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 (a) infrastructure investment requi
Defence: Expenditure
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 Astute Class submarine programm
Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to introduce new defence regional partnerships.
Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he intends to change delegated spending (a) levels and (b) controls for Front Line Commands.
Ministry of Defence: Assets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on retaining receipts from asset disposals.
Ukraine: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy to maintain support for Operation Interflex.
Ukraine: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits have been trained under Operation Interflex since its inception.
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