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Dame Diana Johnson vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Dame Diana Johnson and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 0 different votes 317 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
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,651
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
940
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
711
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
67
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
Contributions
188
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£246,131
9% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
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 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
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