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)
3,728
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 36 of 83
7 AYENationality and Borders Bill
7 votes · 20 Apr 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill
7 votes · 20 Apr 2022
5 AYEHealth and Care Bill
5 votes · 30 Mar 2022
Health and Care Bill
5 votes · 30 Mar 2022
3 AYEPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
3 votes · 28 Mar 2022
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
3 votes · 28 Mar 2022
9 AYENationality and Borders Bill
9 votes · 22 Mar 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill
9 votes · 22 Mar 2022
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
Ajax Vehicles: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to authorise further funds for ancillary purchases of equipment and enablers for the Ajax programme, beyond the existing firm contract a
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to improve customer service for (a) single living accommodation and (b) service family accommodation.
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an estimate of trends in the number of complaints made about service family accommodation since 2022; and what steps he plans to take to
Ministry of Defence: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to ensure that his Department is a psychologically safe place in which to work.
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing minimum standards for single living accommodation.
Armed Forces: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the continuity of education allowance for service families.
Armed Forces: Private Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of VAT on private school fees on service f
Armed Forces: Private Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of VAT on private school fees on service families.
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