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Dan Carden vs Kirsty Blackman

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
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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Dan Carden and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 864 shared comparable votes.

791 same votes 73 different votes 864 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 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
90 Aye 64 No
16 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
16 Aye 35 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 11 No
Energy 72% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
97 Aye 39 No
Tax 76% aligned 136 shared votes
92 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 22 No
Benefits 80% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 1 No
Education 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
19 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 448 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,455
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
807
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
648
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

22
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£298,675
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
18
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
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 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 Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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