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Sir Keir Starmer vs Dr Caroline Johnson

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 727 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 689 different votes 727 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
13 Aye 3 No
Education 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
98 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 154 shared votes
57 Aye 97 No
50 Aye 22 No
Tax 3% aligned 72 shared votes
20 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 33 No
Migration 0% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,163 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
876
48.7 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
922
51.3 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 6 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
104
+40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
154
+40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 162 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
79 of 86 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
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