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Dame Diana Johnson vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 7 different votes 361 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
42 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
42 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
42 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
42 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.4%
3% below average
Rank 430 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
1,681
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
952
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
729
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
267
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Appearances
67
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
163
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Contributions
100
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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