Compare

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 755 shared comparable votes.

755 same votes 0 different votes 755 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
24 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 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
24 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 440 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,651
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
940
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
711
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649
Appearances
7
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
64
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 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
£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
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API