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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
vs
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 1,322 shared comparable votes.

1,322 same votes 0 different votes 1,322 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 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
135 Aye 60 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
24 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
24 Aye 71 No
33 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
135 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
135 Aye 60 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
24 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
24 Aye 71 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

76.8%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 649
Participation
68.9%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
1,819
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,455
2,113 eligible divisions
1,024
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
807
55.5% of votes cast
795
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
648
44.5% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

30
-50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
22
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649
16
-123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649
Contributions
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649

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
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
2
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Transport
80 of 95 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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