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Dame Diana Johnson vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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 Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,184 shared comparable votes.

985 same votes 199 different votes 1,184 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
28 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
28 Aye 58 No
101 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 160 shared votes
98 Aye 62 No
33 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 33 No
Trade 93% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 26 No
Transport 92% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 19 No
Education 35% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
113 Aye 47 No
Tax 68% aligned 160 shared votes
97 Aye 63 No
13 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 74% aligned 19 shared votes
14 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
67.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 647
1,617
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,323 eligible divisions
921
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
696
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

34
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 647
Appearances
58
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 647
114
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 647
Contributions
88
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
191 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Transport
73 of 91 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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