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.
2083
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)
3,741
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
110
Debates Spoken In⚑
293
Speeches⚑
464
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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2083 votes — page 2 of 84
2 AYEOpposition Day motion
2 votes · 14 Oct 2026
Opposition Day motion
2 votes · 14 Oct 2026
2 AYECourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 13 Oct 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 13 Oct 2026
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
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2026 to Question 38616 on Defence: Public Expenditure, what percentage of GDP will be spent on NATO-qualifying defence s
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2026 to Question 38616 on Defence: Public Expenditure, what percentage of GDP will be spent on the Ministry of Defence b
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 59818 on Defence: Public Expenditure, what percentage of GDP will be spent on (a) NATO-qualifying defe
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on delivering the first DragonFire weapon system into service with the Royal Navy by 2027.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated to the development of DragonFire in each of the financial years (i) 2026-27, (ii) 2027-28, (iii) 2028-29 and (i
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department’s policy to extend the use of DragonFire technology to land-based applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on delivering the Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon capability into service.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were employed by Suffolk Constabulary between (a) 2019 and July 2024 and (b) July 2024 and the most recent date for whic
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate the risk of wildfires in England in 2027.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters were deployed to tackle wildfires on land managed by the RSPB in 2026.
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