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Kim Johnson · Labour Party · sitting since 12 Dec 2019 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
2325days
from 12 Dec 2019
Divisions
357
of 504 possible
Attendance
71%
147 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
112
89 debates
Written Qs
416
410 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£287k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 142 claims
Interests
7
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 83 | |
| Economy | 75 | |
| Employment | 37 | |
| Crime & Policing | 32 | |
| Education | 30 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 20 | |
| Housing | 17 | |
| Pensions | 17 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 30 | 10,162 |
| Economy Jobs | 24 | 5,763 |
| Social Care | 25 | 5,462 |
| Labour Market | 12 | 4,300 |
| Immigration | 14 | 2,838 |
| Defence | 29 | 2,696 |
| Cost Of Living | 13 | 2,402 |
| Fiscal Policy | 12 | 2,319 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments MPs voted on whether to accept the remaining Lords amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, a wide-ranging policing and criminal justice b… | Rebelled | No |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give initial approval to a Courts and Tribunals Bill, which proposes modernising the criminal justice system. Debate… | Rebelled | No |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025MPs voted on new regulations expanding the Public Order Act 2023 to criminalise interference with key national infrastructure, such as energ… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Antisemitic AttacksI will finish off by saying— CrimeDefenceCulture Community | 6 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Antisemitic AttacksEvery community should feel safe. Does the Minister agree that we must condemn racism in all its forms—antisemitism, attacks on mosques, the abuse and intimidation directed at othe… CrimeDefenceCulture Community | 87 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Antisemitic AttacksDoes the Minister agree that all— CrimeDefenceCulture Community | 6 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformI thank the hon. Member for securing this important debate at this critical point. Does he agree that the opaque procurement of the Palantir contract, one of Mandelson’s dodgy deal… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 57 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseStephen Yaxley-Lennon is urging his followers to behave ahead of the “Unite the Kingdom” march on 16 May. The Met police have allowed the fascists the freedom to march in central L… DefenceLocal GovernmentHealth | 112 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing BillApologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. Does the Minister accept that there is a danger that a future Government might be less benevolent towards workers’ struggles and could exploit thos… CrimeTechnologyCulture Community | 52 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing BillThe hon. Member makes a valid point, and those are some of the issues that have been raised by civil liberties organisations and disputed by the Minister in the House this afternoo… CrimeTechnologyCulture Community | 179 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing BillI thank my hon. Friend for her response to my letter on cumulative disruption, signed by 50 MPs, which would give the police powers to limit strikes and industrial action. Your let… CrimeTechnologyCulture Community | 40 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing BillI have to say that I disagree with the right hon. Member. Although today’s proposals have not come in under the radar through secondary legislation, as the Tory Government tried be… CrimeTechnologyCulture Community | 60 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing BillAlthough I support many elements of this Bill, I cannot support Lords amendment 312. The Bill has come back to the Commons without the proper scrutiny it requires and, despite repe… CrimeTechnologyCulture Community | 252 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Middle EastThe illegal war started by Israel and the US is shifting focus away from the atrocities that we are seeing happen daily in Gaza and the west bank. This morning I listened to the mo… DefenceCost Of LivingOther | 157 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Right to ProtestThe Government’s relentless clampdown on the right to protest has been disgraceful. However, the High Court’s ruling that the proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful is a vic… CrimeCulture CommunityImmigration | 80 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressThe Chief Secretary has just mentioned that the process was not strong enough, but I have to say that that was a massive understatement. The due diligence checklist published last … Mp PerformanceFiscal PolicyCrime | 109 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Strait of HormuzIsrael and the US started this illegal war, but Trump is now demanding that NATO allies support him in opening up this critical waterway. European countries are not bending. Can th… DefenceEnergyCost Of Living | 53 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Merchant SeafarersI welcome the Minister’s response. The RFA does play a very important role in the maritime sector. I welcome the Government’s progress in addressing the declining numbers in the RF… DefenceLabour Market | 124 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Home Office | 71 | 17.1% |
| Ministry of Justice | 70 | 16.8% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 52 | 12.5% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 43 | 10.3% |
| Department for Education | 36 | 8.7% |
| Department for Transport | 35 | 8.4% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 34 | 8.2% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 27 | 6.5% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the review of the Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate will (a) take into account the latest data published by Autotrader showing that the average price of a new Electric Vehicles is now… | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection in (a) prison and (b) the community have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder as a consequence… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of recent changes to planned core education hours in public sector prisons on its compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the recommendations in the independent review of the effectiveness of funding for UK seafarer training, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on 13 April… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 112445 on Shipping, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the (a) availability and (b) uptake of r… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 112445 on Shipping and with reference to section 4 of her Department's publication entitled Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry: 2025, wha… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy not to expand Managed Service Provider usage until the joint HMRC and PCS evaluation is concluded and reviewed. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects the joint HMRC and PCS evaluation of the Managed Service Provider Proof of Value trial will be completed and published. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Universal Credit Statistics updated on 17 March 2026 showing people with indefinite leave to remain were 2.7% of Universal Credit c… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the expected increase in public funds claimed by migrant workers. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the earned settlement proposals on the number of applicants claiming caring benefits. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Risk Assessed Recall Review applications on behalf of prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have been (a) submitted, (b) accepted, and (c) directed for release… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how HMRC will demonstrate value for money on the long term rollout of the Managed Service provider model. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected cost of the Managed Service Provider model is, including contract management and oversight costs; and whether that cost has been benchmarked against (a) recruiting and training perm… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is responsible for training Managed Service Provider staff and trainers; and what role HMRC staff play in that process. | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 105 | 22,245 | 7.8% |
| Accommodation | 12 | 27,275 | 9.5% |
| Staffing | 7 | 223,329 | 77.8% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 8,172 | 2.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 5,929 | 2.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 4,600 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 24 | 2,275 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 1 | 1,556 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 22 | 1,491 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 11 | 1,321 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 1 | 1,080 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 29 | 1,052 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 6 | 833 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 730 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 225 |
| Hospitality | Office Costs | 4 | 199 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 12 | 130 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE [200011725-10532] | 54 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | VIKING [200011725-9035] | 59 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 139 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 139 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 88 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 57 | Paid |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | FACEBK META VERIFIED | 10 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE | 54 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Monthly office mobile top-up Feb/March 25 [200011781-96] | 10 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 56 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 88 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | TRIBUNEMAG.CO.UK | 30 | Paid |
| 01 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | FACEBK META VERIFIED | 10 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE | 54 | Paid |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Monthly office mobile top-up - Jan/Feb 25 [200011781-481] | 10 | Paid |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011781-613] | 116 | Paid |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 92 | Paid |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 77 | Paid |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | VIKING | 37 | Paid |
| 08 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 54 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
4. Visits outside the UK3 entries
16 Oct 2025
Name of donor: (1) Malaria No More UK (2) Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC)
Address of donor: (1) 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London W1W 7LT (2) Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, Merseyside L3 5QA.
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Flights (£2337.62), hotel (£1320.70),internal transport - vehicle hire (£357), internal transport - Fuel & driver (£478.61), food 2 meals per day for 4 days (£200) and visa (£60), value £4,753.93 (2) Meals, 2 per day for 1 day, value £150
Destination of visit: Ghana
Dates of visit: 28 July 2025 to 3 August 2025
Purpose of visit: Malaria No More visit to Ghana to see in person some of the lifesaving work and scientific research being carried out by partners who receive funding from the UK.
(Registered 9 September 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights
Address of donor: Square de Meeus 18, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1,315.17), hotel (£416.44), conference fee & catering (£62.38), per diem (£185.46), value £1,979.45
Destination of visit: South Africa (Cape Town)
Dates of visit: 30 April 2025 to 7 May 2025
Purpose of visit: UK delegate on behalf of the APPG to the international G20 Conference on Women's Health
(Registered 22 May 2025)
13 May 2025
Name of donor: United Nations Population Fund via the APPG on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and as per its APPG Register
Address of donor: United Nations Population Fund 605 3rd Avenue New York NY 10158 USA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £2,633.74 9-13th April, Kenya Flights: £1,547.90 Accommodation: 486.41 Other travel: £101.16 Food & Drink: £371.13 Misc: £127.14
Destination of visit: Kenya (Nairobi, Kisumu, Homa Bay County)
Dates of visit: 8 April 2025 to 19 April 2025
Purpose of visit: To raise awareness among UK Parliamentarians about issues relating to Global SRHR/Maternal Health/Family Planning (FP)/Gender Based Violence (GBV) and International Development and assess UK Official Development Aid impact.
(Registered 8 May 2025)
8. Miscellaneous4 entries
18 Apr 2024
Voluntary Board Member of SQUASH, Liverpool, a community interest company based in the Liverpool Riverside constituency (a creative food enterprise to empower and enable social change). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 6 November 2025
(Registered 6 January 2020; updated 29 August 2023 and 25 November 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Trustee of the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 8 April 2022
Date interest ended: 21 February 2025
(Registered 26 April 2022; updated 9 September 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Member of the Liverpool City Region Freeport Board. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 11 April 2022
Date interest ended: 27 September 2024
(Registered 22 April 2022; updated 9 September 2025)
18 Apr 2024
A Member of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 November 2022
(Registered 20 November 2023)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 14 wards, 22 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfield | Billy Marrat | Labour Party | 1,194 | 04 May 2023 |
| Anfield | Lena Simic | Labour Party | 868 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brownlow Hill | Heather Westhead | Labour Party | 194 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brownlow Hill | Tom Cardwell | Labour Party | 193 | 04 May 2023 |
| Canning | Nathalie Alicia Nicholas | Labour Party | 628 | 04 May 2023 |
| Canning | Tomas Patrick Ellis Logan | Labour Party | 555 | 04 May 2023 |
| City Centre North | Christine Banks | Labour Party | 466 | 04 May 2023 |
| City Centre North | Nick Small | Labour Party | 373 | 04 May 2023 |
| City Centre South | Angela Coleman | Labour Party | 576 | 04 May 2023 |
| City Centre South | Elizabeth Hayden | Labour Party | 525 | 04 May 2023 |
| City Centre South | Hetty Wood | Labour Party | 499 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dingle | Sarah Doyle | Labour Party | 1,317 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dingle | Steve Munby | Labour Party | 1,298 | 04 May 2023 |
| Everton North | Portia Eve Fahey | Labour Party | 614 | 04 May 2023 |
| Everton West | Jane Mary Sandford Corbett | Labour Party | 347 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kirkdale East | Tricia O'Brien | Labour Party | 440 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kirkdale West | Joe Hanson | Labour Party | 738 | 04 May 2023 |
| Toxteth | Rahima Farah | Labour Party | 788 | 04 May 2023 |
| Vauxhall | Assen Assenov Christov | Labour Party | 685 | 04 May 2023 |
| Vauxhall | Lisa Gaughan | Labour Party | 749 | 04 May 2023 |
| Waterfront North | Dave Hanratty | Labour Party | 91 | 04 May 2023 |
| Waterfront South | Rebecca Turner | Liberal Democrats | 259 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 124,655 | Electorate 71,380 (2024) |
| Median age | 30 | years |
| Degree-educated | 32.2% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 74.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 26.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 37.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 36.1% | households |
| Employment rate | 47.6% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.