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Chris Law vs Dame Diana Johnson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 886 shared comparable votes.

811 same votes 75 different votes 886 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
23 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
23 Aye 77 No
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 13 No
Energy 68% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
89 Aye 50 No
Tax 72% aligned 139 shared votes
96 Aye 43 No
23 Aye 15 No
Benefits 79% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 445 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,618
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
922
57.0 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
696
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

60
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
31
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
70
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
Contributions
110
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Transport
73 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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