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Dame Diana Johnson vs Ben Lake

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
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Ben Lake voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,197 shared comparable votes.

1,041 same votes 156 different votes 1,197 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
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
93 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
29 Aye 75 No
Migration 99% aligned 104 shared votes
28 Aye 76 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 2 No
Education 65% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
31 Aye 23 No
Benefits 70% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
98 Aye 49 No
Tax 74% aligned 147 shared votes
98 Aye 49 No
70 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 79% aligned 136 shared votes
64 Aye 72 No
23 Aye 19 No
Defence 83% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 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 439 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,641
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
936
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
705
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

26
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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