Dan Carden’s voting in Parliament

Dan Carden is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Dan Carden’s votes.

• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 42 votes for, 5 votes against, 10 absences, between 2017–2020
• Voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2018–2019

Last updated: 20 Jan 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

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Dan Carden has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for International Development: Developing Countries: Coronavirus 10 Feb 2020

  To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support countries with weaker health systems following the declaration by the World Health Organisation that coronavirus is a global health emergency.

• Written Answers — Department for International Development: UN Commission on the Status of Women 6 Feb 2020

  To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has to attend the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in March 2020; and what his Department's objectives are for that meeting.

• International Development: Topical Questions 29 Jan 2020

  Will the Secretary of State clarify what his Department’s policy is on spending UK aid money on expanding fossil fuels overseas?

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Profile

Labour MP for Liverpool, Walton

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @DanCardenMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for International Development
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Ministry of Justice
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Liverpool Prison
• Developing Countries: Education
• Universal Credit
• Overseas Aid
• UK-Africa Investment Summit

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (since 3 Dec 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (International Development) (12 Jan 2018 to 2 Dec 2018)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (30 Oct 2017 to 29 Apr 2019)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (30 Oct 2017 to 29 Apr 2019)
• Member, Procedure Committee (23 Oct 2017 to 19 Mar 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Steve Rotheram
• Peter Kilfoyle
• Eric Heffer
• Kenneth Thompson
• James Haworth
• Reginald Purbrick
• Harry Chilcott
• F.E. Smith
• James Stock
• Miles Mattinson
• John Gibson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Nuclear Safeguards Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Smart Meters Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Dan Carden’s speeches
• Has received answers to 77 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 85.29% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 62 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)