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Dame Diana Johnson vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 924 shared comparable votes.

853 same votes 71 different votes 924 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
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Benefits 76% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 9 No
Energy 77% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
97 Aye 42 No
Tax 82% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 No
15 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,641
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
936
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
705
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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