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Andy McDonald vs Jo Platt

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Jo Platt voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 771 shared comparable votes.

749 same votes 22 different votes 771 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
86 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
86 Aye 50 No
25 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 8 No
Trade 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 82% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 11 No
Migration 94% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
Participation
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 224 of 650
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
636 eligible divisions
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
50.5% of votes cast
818
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
248
49.5% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
27
-68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
141
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
46
-120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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