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Dan Carden vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Dan Carden and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 974 shared comparable votes.

960 same votes 14 different votes 974 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 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
90 Aye 45 No
45 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
45 Aye 63 No
14 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
14 Aye 68 No
24 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 23 No
Benefits 91% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
90 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
90 Aye 45 No
45 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
45 Aye 63 No
14 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
14 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

69.0%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,483
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
816
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
667
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
40
-114.6 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£298,675
32% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% 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 82 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
162 of 189 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Trade
73 of 90 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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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Voting source Commons Votes API