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Valerie Vaz vs Dan Carden

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
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Photograph of Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Dan Carden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,297 shared comparable votes.

1,297 same votes 0 different votes 1,297 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
135 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
135 Aye 57 No
97 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
97 Aye 64 No
49 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
49 Aye 63 No
23 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
23 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
135 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
135 Aye 57 No
97 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
97 Aye 64 No
49 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
49 Aye 63 No
23 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
23 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 453 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,424
2,057 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
798
56.0 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
626
44.0 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
23
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
31
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API