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Liam Byrne vs Dan Carden

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

Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
vs
Photograph of Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Dan Carden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,144 shared comparable votes.

1,144 same votes 0 different votes 1,144 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
112 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
112 Aye 49 No
97 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
97 Aye 58 No
47 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
47 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
18 Aye 66 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
112 Aye 49 No
97 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
97 Aye 58 No
47 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
47 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
18 Aye 66 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,121 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

46
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
Appearances
26
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
63
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
37
-105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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