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Dame Diana Johnson vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 720 shared comparable votes.

720 same votes 0 different votes 720 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
69 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
69 Aye 45 No
69 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 93 shared votes
69 Aye 24 No
48 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
69 Aye 45 No
69 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 93 shared votes
69 Aye 24 No
48 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 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
83.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 647
1,609
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
440
526 eligible divisions
919
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
50.2 % of votes cast
690
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
219
49.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 647
Appearances
21
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 647
114
+4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 647
Contributions
43
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 488 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
23 of 23 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Transport
69 of 87 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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
Aye
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
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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