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Kate Dearden vs Dame Diana Johnson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
Photograph of Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 0 different votes 322 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
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 440 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,651
2,376 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
940
56.9% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
711
43.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
206
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
67
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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 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 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
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