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Chris Law vs Jo Platt

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Jo Platt voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 84 different votes 382 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
11 Aye 8 No
Trade 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
70 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 109 shared votes
71 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 47% aligned 92 shared votes
60 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 56% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

51.7 %
21 % below average
Rank 619 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 270 of 650
1,214
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
434
563 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
50.7 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
214
49.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Appearances
32
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
Contributions
42
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Education
43 of 49 votes
Trade
61 of 89 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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