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
Bahrain: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have visited the UK base in Bahrain since 5 July 2024.
Oman: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have visited the UK base in Oman since 5 July 2024.
United Arab Emirates: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have visited the Al Minhad Air Base in UAE since 5 July 2024.
Qatar: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have visited Al-Udeid base in Qatar since 5 July 2024.
HMS Dragon: Lasers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether DragonFire will be installed on HMS Dragon.
Middle East: HMS Anson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to deploy HMS Anson to the Middle East.
HMS Anson: Deployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to authorise any changes to the deployment of HMS Anson.
Cyprus: Unmanned Air Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the counter drone capabilities that will be deployed to Cyprus.
Portsmouth Dockyard: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether around-the-clock staffing is in place at HMNB Portsmouth.
Uncrewed Systems: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy's Proteus programme will receive funding allocated in the Defence Investment Plan.
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