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Dame Diana Johnson vs Michelle Welsh

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 Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
46 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
46 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
46 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
1,641
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
575 eligible divisions
936
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.5 % of votes cast
705
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
47
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
101
-38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
59
-80.2 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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