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Dame Diana Johnson vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 226 different votes 231 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
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

69.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 445 of 647
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 647
1,617
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
365
537 eligible divisions
921
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
47.7 % of votes cast
696
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
191
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 647
Appearances
78
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 647
114
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 647
Contributions
87
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Transport
73 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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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