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Dan Carden vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Dan Carden and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 1 different votes 252 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
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.8%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,460
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
808
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
652
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
37
-110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
Contributions
243
+95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£298,675
32% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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