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Dame Diana Johnson vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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 Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 305 different votes 310 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
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
37 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
23 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
23 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 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
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,641
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
936
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
705
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
266
+127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 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
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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