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Dame Meg Hillier vs Jo Platt

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


Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Jo Platt voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 741 shared comparable votes.

726 same votes 15 different votes 741 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
79 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
79 Aye 46 No
35 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
35 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
73 Aye 40 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 113 shared votes
74 Aye 39 No
79 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
79 Aye 46 No
35 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
35 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 650
Participation
78.6%
6% above average
Rank 229 of 650
1,775
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
631 eligible divisions
994
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
50.4% of votes cast
781
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
246
49.6% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

157
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Appearances
27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650
278
+113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
190 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API