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Chris Law vs Dan Carden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Dan Carden voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 814 shared comparable votes.

738 same votes 76 different votes 814 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
90 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
90 Aye 63 No
36 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
84 Aye 49 No
Tax 67% aligned 133 shared votes
96 Aye 37 No
10 Aye 9 No
Energy 68% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 15 No
Benefits 83% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 9 No
Transport 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
69.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,440
2,078 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
801
55.6 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
639
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

60
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
24
-42.2 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 650
70
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
33
-84.8 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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