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Dan Carden

Labour MP for Liverpool Walton, since 8 June 2017

Dan Carden is the Labour MP for Liverpool Walton, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Scorecard

59.8% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
344 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
231 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
9 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
22 Interests declared 7 at £5,000 or more
292 Debates spoken in 2200 written questions tabled

Ranked 510 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 No vote 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 No vote 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part No vote 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes No vote 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Aye 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 Aye 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B Aye 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B Aye 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B Aye 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B Aye 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending No 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets No 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading Aye 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 No 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 No 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 No 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion No vote 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case No 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax No 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 No 165–323

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Speaking engagements
From: 17 June 2026.
Payer: Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (Law firm), 3 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AQ
(Registered 13 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Payment expected: £1,000 Speaking at breakfast event for law firms
Completed or provided on: 17 June 2026. Hours: 2 hrs estimated.
(Registered 13 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Role, work or services: Writing articles
Payer: Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANMFS Ltd), Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT
(Registered 2 February 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Payment: £850 Article published in the Mail on Sunday on 4th January 2026
Received on: 29 January 2026. Hours: 4 hrs.
Donated to: a charity
(Registered 2 February 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Role, work or services: Advisor
From: 27 August 2025. Until: 26 August 2027.
Payer: Green Rock Robotics INC. (Robotics and aviation), 3150 N Sheffield Ave #201 Chicago IL 60657 USA
(Registered 19 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

£35,000

Remuneration: Share options of 0.1% (valued at £35,000 in total), value £1,458 a month
From: 27 August 2025. Until: 26 August 2027.
Hours: 5 hrs a month approximately
(Registered 19 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

Role, work or services: Member of the Advisory Board of Steps Together Group
From: 1 April 2025.
Payer: Steps Together Group Ltd (Addiction rehabilitation and treatment services), Rear Ground Floor, Hygeia Building, 66-68 College Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 1BE
(Registered 30 April 2025)

On the register since 13 May 2025

£36,000

Remuneration: £3,000 a month (£36,000 per annum)
From: 1 April 2025.
Hours: 12 hrs a month approximately
(Registered 30 April 2025)

On the register since 13 May 2025

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Arab Investments Limited
Address of donor: 11 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8DS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sponsoring a dinner in central London for 40 guests, value £3,400
Date received: 4 June 2026
Date accepted: 4 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01671921
(Registered 28 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Mr Alan Halsall
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 paid to my campaign fund
Date received: 28 April 2026
Date accepted: 28 April 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Mr. Alan Halsall
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 in recognition of my contribution to British horse racing
Date received: 9 July 2025
Date accepted: 9 July 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: The Jockey Club Racecourses Limited
Address of donor: 75 High Holborn, London WC1V 6LS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: attendance and hospitality for two people at the Grand National at Aintree racecourse for me and my partner, value £460
Date received: 11 April 2026
Date accepted: 11 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 02909409
(Registered 7 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Name of donor: Embassy of Qatar
Address of donor: 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket (£120) and hotel (£454) for the Qatar Goodwood Festival 2025, value £574
Date received: 29 July 2025
Date accepted: 29 July 2025
Donor status: other (Embassy)
(Registered 22 August 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Name of donor: The Duchess of Richmond
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: to attend Goodwood on 29th July 2025 in their Grace's Box and including hospitality, value £750
Date received: 29 July 2025
Date accepted: 29 July 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

£5,476

Name of donor: Direct News Private Limited
Address of donor: 275 Piccadilly House, Captain Gaur Marg, Delhi 110065
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Outbound flight (£950), accommodation (£780) and return flight (£3746.30), value £5,476.30
Destination of visit: India
Dates of visit: 11 March 2026 to 14 March 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend and speak at NXT 2026 Conference.
(Registered 9 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£9,364

Name of donor: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
Address of donor: 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£4095), food and accommodation (£2920) and in-country transport (£2349), value £9,364
Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates
Dates of visit: 27 January 2026 to 1 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Cross-party visit to engage with parliamentarians and civic society representatives.
(Registered 23 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

£5,957

Name of donor: Doha Forum
Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Almirqab Tower West Bay Doha Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and food £5957, value £5,957
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 4 December 2025 to 9 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Doha Forum and participate in meetings with senior Qatari government representatives and others.
(Registered 30 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Address of donor: Hiroshimastraße 28, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£268.71) and accommodation (£191.29), value £460
Destination of visit: Germany
Dates of visit: 12 November 2025 to 14 November 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Tiergarten Conference in Berlin.
(Registered 26 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Member of the Commission on Alcohol Harm, established by the Alcohol Harm Alliance (a consortium of over 50 non-governmental organisations) to promote evidence based policies to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
Date interest arose: 24 June 2021
(Registered 7 July 2021)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Unpaid director of Addiction Recovery Now Ltd, a company limited by guarantee. The company researches addiction issues and seeks to promote visible recovery in society.
Date interest arose: 28 July 2021
(Registered 24 August 2021)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Treasurer and Executive Member of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 November 2022
(Registered 1 November 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Executive Member and President of the Board of Young Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 13 March 2023
(Registered 1 November 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

292 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

6 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £34,197 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
4 Jun 2026 Dan Carden sitting MP Arab Investments Limited Company Non Cash Sponsorship £3,400
28 Apr 2026 Dan Carden sitting MP Alan Halsall Individual Non Cash Other £5,000
11 Mar 2026 Dan Carden sitting MP Direct News Private Limited Company Visit £5,476
27 Jan 2026 Dan Carden sitting MP Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Other Visit £9,364
4 Dec 2025 Dan Carden sitting MP Doha Forum Other Visit £5,957
9 Jul 2025 Dan Carden sitting MP Alan Halsall Individual Cash £5,000

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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