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 2 of 83
3 AYEArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
2 AYECyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026
2 AYERailways Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 10 Jun 2026
3 AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
2 AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 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
Germany: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many live firing exercises have taken place at the Land Regional Hub Germany in each of the 10 previous financial years.
Germany: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK service personnel are permanently stationed at the Land Regional Hub Germany.
Germany: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK service personnel have been stationed at the Land Regional Hub Germany in each of the last 10 financial years in a (a) permanent and (b) temporar
Oman: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are permanently stationed at the Land Regional Hub Oman.
Oman: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been stationed at the Land Regional Hub Oman in a (a) permanent and (b) temporary capacity in each of the last 10 financial y
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his statement of 22 May 2025 on Diego Garcia Military Base, Official Report, Column 1284, if he will provide the basis for his comments tha
Unmanned Air Systems: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February on Unmanned Air Systems: Training, how many individual small uncrewed air systems training programmes are delivered by
Unmanned Air Systems: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February on Unmanned Air Systems: Training, how many individual units in the Field Army currently train in the use of small uncr
Air Force: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase training of Royal Air Force engineers in extreme cold temperatures in each remaining year of the current Parliament.
Armed Forces: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals have received an operational tour bonus in each of the ten previous financial years.
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