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Dame Diana Johnson vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,496 shared comparable votes.

1,491 same votes 5 different votes 1,496 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
127 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
127 Aye 62 No
78 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
78 Aye 58 No
31 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
31 Aye 79 No
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
127 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
127 Aye 62 No
78 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
78 Aye 58 No
31 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
31 Aye 79 No
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,641
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
936
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
705
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

26
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 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
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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