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Dame Diana Johnson vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,382 shared comparable votes.

1,382 same votes 0 different votes 1,382 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
121 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
121 Aye 61 No
108 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
108 Aye 58 No
63 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
63 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
29 Aye 57 No
33 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
121 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
121 Aye 61 No
108 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
108 Aye 58 No
63 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
63 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
29 Aye 57 No
33 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 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 440 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,651
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
940
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
711
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
67
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Contributions
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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