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Dan Carden vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Dan Carden and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 0 different votes 302 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
50 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
50 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
50 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 453 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,424
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
798
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
626
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

23
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648
31
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 648
Contributions
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£298,675
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 62 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API