Dame Diana Johnson

Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

MP since 5 May 2005

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The Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson is the Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005. She currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions).

1651

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

10,679

Majority

48.3%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 38,228 voters

Labour
18,480 votes48.3%
Reform UK
7,801 votes20.4%
Conservative
4,897 votes12.8%
Liberal Democrat
3,246 votes8.5%
Green Party
2,322 votes6.1%
Independent
720 votes1.9%
The Yorkshire Party
339 votes0.9%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
262 votes0.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

0

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

86

Debates Spoken In

416

Speeches

420

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 AYE

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

3 votes · 20 Jan 2026

2 AYE4 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

6 votes · 13 Jan 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 7 Jan 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill

2 votes · 16 Dec 2025

5 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 8 Dec 2025

Financial Interests(2)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
11 March 2019
Date interest ended
31 January 2025

Registered 25 March 2019; updated 30 October 2025

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name
Kevin Morton
Relationship
Partner
Role
Office Manager
Working pattern
Full time

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dame in Parliament

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Department of Health and Social Care18 Jun 2019

Whether companies running underperforming private probation contracts will be able to bid for future

Whether companies running underperforming private probation contracts will be able to bid for future contracts.

Ministry of Justice4 Jun 2019

What fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase regional productivity.

What fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase regional productivity.

Treasury21 May 2019

Whether the Government has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the security commitments prov

Whether the Government has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the security commitments provided for in the Political Declaration.

Department for Exiting the European Union 16 May 2019

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office14 May 2019

To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what response the C

To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what response the Church of England has made to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s global review of the persecution of Christians, announced in December 2018.

Church Commissioners9 May 2019

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the implications for Government policy of th

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the implications for Government policy of the most recent ONS statistics on women's life expectancy in the poorest areas of England.

Women and Equalities25 Apr 2019

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Women and Equalities25 Apr 2019

What steps he has taken to ensure that the NHS and other public services are excluded from future tr

What steps he has taken to ensure that the NHS and other public services are excluded from future trade agreements.

Department for International Trade25 Apr 2019

If he will make it his policy to pay officials in his Department the living wage.

If he will make it his policy to pay officials in his Department the living wage.

Ministry of Justice23 Apr 2019
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