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Dame Diana Johnson vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,332 shared comparable votes.

1,328 same votes 4 different votes 1,332 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
126 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
126 Aye 68 No
106 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
106 Aye 60 No
57 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
57 Aye 71 No
27 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
27 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Benefits 93% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
126 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
126 Aye 68 No
106 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
106 Aye 60 No
57 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
57 Aye 71 No
27 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
27 Aye 49 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.6%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 649
1,648
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,368 eligible divisions
937
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
711
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

31
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
Appearances
41
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
60
-79.4 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
Contributions
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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