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
Kerslake Commission on Armed Forces Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the Armed Forces Commissioner will play in delivering his Department’s response to the Kerslake Commission.
Armed Forces: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for establishing an Armed Forces Commissioner.
Armed Forces: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the new Armed Forces Commissioner to be appointed.
Armed Forces: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) salary, (b) pension and (c) relevant benefits does he expect the Armed Forces Commissioner to receive.
Armed Forces: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the office of the Armed Forces Commissioner will be located within the Ministry of Defence Main Building on Whitehall.
Armed Forces: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff will support the Armed Forces Commissioner; and what the annual cost of those staff will be.
Armed Forces: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the Armed Forces Commissioner will sit in his Department's command structure; whether the Commissioner will be a military role; and what grade they wil
Armed Forces: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the Armed Forces Commissioner (a) is accountable to Parliament and (b) operates in a transparent manner.
Service Complaints Ombudsman
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to review the resources and powers available to the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces.
Kerslake Commission on Armed Forces Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement recommendation seven of the Kerslake Commission on Armed Forces Housing's report entitled Homes unfit for heroes: The poor cond
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