MP for Liverpool Walton
“A Labour MP with high party loyalty who sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee and has recently rebelled against the party on end-of-life amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.”
Dan Carden is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Liverpool Walton, first elected in 2017. He currently serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee and has previously sat on the Public Accounts Committee and in the Shadow Treasury team, reflecting a focus on international affairs and financial oversight.
His voting record shows high party loyalty (100%) and a 59% attendance rate, above Labour’s average of 34%, with a centre-left stance (38/100). He generally supports NHS funding and bus services regulation, and tends to vote against tighter immigration controls and asylum policies, as well as against the Rwanda deportation scheme and tougher prison sentences. He has a mixed record on Universal Credit, VAT, transgender rights and trade unions, and has several rebel votes against the party on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025.
Declares 24 financial interests, including overseas visits, gifts/benefits from UK sources, employment and earnings, ongoing paid employment, ad hoc payments, and donations or loans related to MP activities.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
16 positions
Foreign Affairs Committee
Since Oct 2024
Finance (No.2) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Finance Bill
Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Foreign Affairs Committee
Nov 2023 - May 2024
Online Safety Bill
May 2022 - Jun 2022
Public Accounts Committee
Apr 2021 - Jan 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
AYECrime and Policing Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
