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John McDonnell vs Dan Carden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Dan Carden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,352 shared comparable votes.

1,319 same votes 33 different votes 1,352 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
139 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
139 Aye 60 No
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
42 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
42 Aye 66 No
39 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 23 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 15 No
Education 92% aligned 49 shared votes
36 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 75 No
Migration 96% aligned 97 shared votes
22 Aye 75 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 650
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,495
2,162 eligible divisions
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
825
55.2% of votes cast
872
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
670
44.8% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
31
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
42
-122.6 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 189 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
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
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