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 50 of 83
2 NOOpposition Motion
2 votes · 21 Oct 2020
Opposition Motion
2 votes · 21 Oct 2020
The draft Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (no. 2) Regulations 2020
21 Oct 2020
5 AYEImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill
5 votes · 19 Oct 2020
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill
5 votes · 19 Oct 2020
1 AYE2 NOCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill
3 votes · 15 Oct 2020
Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill
3 votes · 15 Oct 2020
2 NOOpposition Motion
2 votes · 14 Oct 2020
Opposition Motion
2 votes · 14 Oct 2020
3 NOFisheries Bill [Lords]
3 votes · 13 Oct 2020
Fisheries Bill [Lords]
3 votes · 13 Oct 2020
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
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on implementing the Strategic Defence Review.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February to Question 110439 on Defence: Expenditure, from which Department's budget the 0.47% of GDP spend not included in the ta
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110439 on Defence: Expenditure, if he will provide an itemised breakdown of the expenditure that forms
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his Mauritian counterpart on Article 298 of UNCLOS and Diego Garcia.
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, what the potential legal rulings are that he refe
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 list the legal threats that currently
Defence: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his proposed timeline is for publishing a terms of reference for the Defence Investment Plan.
Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend with SMEs in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027.
Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 107088 on Poland: Defence Procurement.
Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 106547 on Poland: Military Aid.
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