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Mike Reader vs Dan Carden

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

Photograph of Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South
vs
Photograph of Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Mike Reader and Dan Carden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

290 same votes 2 different votes 292 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
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
53 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
53 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

74.0%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 650
467
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,495
2,162 eligible divisions
243
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
825
55.2% of votes cast
224
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
670
44.8% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
31
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
118
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 337 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

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8% below average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
16
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 189 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Tax
99 of 121 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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