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Dan Carden vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Dan Carden and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,321 shared comparable votes.

1,308 same votes 13 different votes 1,321 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
128 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
128 Aye 60 No
96 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
96 Aye 57 No
50 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
50 Aye 64 No
34 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
39 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Benefits 91% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
41 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 55 shared votes
40 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 73 No
Migration 99% aligned 96 shared votes
22 Aye 74 No
128 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
128 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

69.1%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,483
2,146 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,401 eligible divisions
816
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
55.1% of votes cast
667
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
824
44.9% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Appearances
92
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
40
-113.1 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Contributions
117
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£298,675
32% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
74 of 81 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Trade
73 of 90 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
71 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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