PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
James Cartlidge MP for South Suffolk Constituency

Current MP Details

James Cartlidge MP photograph
Conservative

James Cartlidge is the Conservative MP for South Suffolk, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Ministry of Defence).

Elected May 2015
Elected 3 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 4875
[email protected]

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
76,201
Turnout
53,489 (70%)
Majority
22,897
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
75,485
Turnout
54,235 (72%)
Majority
17,749
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
73,836
Turnout
51,907 (70%)
Majority
17,545
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
72,498
Turnout
51,416 (71%)
Majority
8,689

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
21 Apr 2023 to Now
Government Post
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
15 Nov 2022 to 6 Jun 2023
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
28 Oct 2022 to 21 Apr 2023
Government Post
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
12 Oct 2022 to 20 Oct 2022
Committee
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
27 Oct 2021 to 23 Nov 2021
Committee
Judicial Review and Courts Bill
19 Sep 2021 to 7 Jul 2022
Government Post
Assistant Whip
19 Sep 2021 to 7 Jul 2022
Government Post
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (and Assistant Government Whip)
31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Work and Pensions Committee
4 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Public Accounts Commission
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
7 May 2015 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
7 May 2015 to Now
Representative
South Suffolk
5 May 2005
Election Contested
Lewisham, Deptford
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Date
Debate
Contributions
25 Mar 2024
Defence Procurement
8
25 Mar 2024
Defence Jobs
6
25 Mar 2024
Topical Questions
1
21 Mar 2024
Armed Forces Readiness and Defence Equipment
11
11 Mar 2024
UK Armed Forces
25
6 Mar 2024
Draft Single Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2024
5
28 Feb 2024
Defence Acquisition Reform
13
27 Feb 2024
Ukraine: Military Equipment
26
19 Feb 2024
Trident Renewal
3
19 Feb 2024
Innovative Defence Technologies
2

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
James Cartlidge
Conservative
Current Member
James Cartlidge is the Conservative MP for South Suffolk, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Ministry of Defence).
9 Jun 1983
to 30 Mar 2015
Mr Tim Yeo
Conservative
Deselected
Mr Tim Yeo is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for South Suffolk, and left the Commons on 30 March 2015.

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