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.

• Voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2018
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 26 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2017–2018

We have lots more plain English analysis of Dan Carden’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Dan Carden’s full vote analysis page for more.

Dan Carden has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Universal Credit 12 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report, Rolling out Universal Credit, published by the National Audit Office on 15 June 2018, how much her Department has paid in compensation to local authorities for additional costs incurred in relation to the implementation and wider impact of universal credit.

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Universal Credit 12 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report, Rolling out Universal Credit, published by the National Audit Office on 15 June 2018, what data her Department collects on the additional cost incurred by local authorities in relation to the implementation of universal credit.

• Universal Credit (Liverpool) 11 Sep 2018

  Will the Minister give way?

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Profile

Labour MP for Liverpool, Walton

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

Social Media

• @DanCardenMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for International Development
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Liverpool Prison
• Firearms: Crime
• Mexico: Elections
• Universal Credit
• NHS: Licensing

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (International Development) (since 12 Jan 2018)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 30 Oct 2017)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 30 Oct 2017)
• Member, Procedure Committee (since 23 Oct 2017)

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)

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

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 70 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Dan Carden’s speeches
• Has received answers to 177 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 82.85% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 24 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Dan Carden’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 36 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)