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Dame Diana Johnson vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
45 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
45 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
45 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 649
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 649
1,634
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
568 eligible divisions
933
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
52.8 % of votes cast
701
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.2 % 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
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649
Appearances
64
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
101
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Contributions
84
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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