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Dan Carden vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Dan Carden and Sarah Olney voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 833 shared comparable votes.

641 same votes 192 different votes 833 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
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 66 No
Migration 95% aligned 81 shared votes
17 Aye 64 No
17 Aye 20 No
Trade 92% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 91% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 19% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 33% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
87 Aye 31 No
Tax 55% aligned 118 shared votes
70 Aye 48 No
19 Aye 21 No
Benefits 68% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 68% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 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
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,424
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
798
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
626
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

23
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
31
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£298,675
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 62 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
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