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Dame Diana Johnson vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 263 different votes 268 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 8 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 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
68.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 462 of 647
1,617
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
537 eligible divisions
921
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
45.5 % of votes cast
696
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
201
54.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
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
0
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 647
114
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 647
Contributions
0
-113.8 vs Commons average
Rank 634 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Transport
73 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
20 of 25 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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
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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