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Dame Diana Johnson vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,366 shared comparable votes.

1,362 same votes 4 different votes 1,366 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
109 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
109 Aye 63 No
100 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
100 Aye 53 No
69 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
69 Aye 69 No
27 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
27 Aye 76 No
28 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Benefits 96% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
109 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
109 Aye 63 No
100 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
100 Aye 53 No
69 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
69 Aye 69 No
27 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
27 Aye 76 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
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,641
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
936
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
705
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

26
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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