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Dame Diana Johnson vs Ben Goldsborough

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

Photograph of Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
vs
Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 4 different votes 398 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
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
1,673
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
620 eligible divisions
949
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.2% of votes cast
724
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Appearances
87
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
161
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
154
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9% above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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