Dan Carden
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Liverpool Walton · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 0207 219 6236
Email: dan.carden.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency office
Office 10, Clock Tower Building, 25 New Hall, Longmoor Lane, Liverpool, L10 1LD
Tel: 01512841160
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Walton | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Liverpool, Walton | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 15 October 2020 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | Opposition | 3 December 2018 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (International Development) | Opposition | 12 January 2018 | 2 December 2018 |
Voting participation
487th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 152 | 64.4% |
| 2025 | 322 | 185 | 57.5% |
| 2024 | 200 | 124 | 62.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 150 | 58.6% |
| 2022 | 251 | 184 | 73.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 171 | 70.7% |
| 2020 | 190 | 139 | 73.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 723 | 67.7% |
| 59th | 631 | 384 | 60.9% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
32nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 21 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 14 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 39 | 28 | 194 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 61 | 36 | 683 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 81 | 43 | 492 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 31 | 18 | 228 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 48 | 21 | 190 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs Committee | Member | 21 October 2024 | 100 of 100 | 100.0% |
490th of 515 current MPs · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Environmental Audit Committee 2021–2022 · attendance 96.9%
- Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories 2024–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Public Accounts Committee 2021–2024 · attendance 100.0%
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 340th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2017
- – Became MP for Liverpool, Walton
- – Joined Labour
2018
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (International Development)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (International Development)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
2020
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury)
- – Left role: Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury)
2021
- – Joined Environmental Audit Committee
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2023
- – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee
2024
- – Joined Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
- – Became MP for Liverpool Walton
- – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee
Constituency: Liverpool Walton
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.