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Dan Carden vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Dan Carden and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,042 shared comparable votes.

881 same votes 161 different votes 1,042 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
86 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
86 Aye 59 No
21 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
21 Aye 45 No
1 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
34 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 93% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 12 No
Education 34% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
113 Aye 39 No
Tax 63% aligned 152 shared votes
89 Aye 63 No
14 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 76% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
40 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 77% aligned 101 shared votes
41 Aye 60 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
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,424
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
798
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
626
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

23
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
31
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£298,675
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 62 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API