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Ed Miliband vs Jo Platt

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Jo Platt voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 440 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 2 different votes 440 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
49 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 12 No
Trade 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 92% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
73 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 112 shared votes
74 Aye 38 No
49 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 12 No
Trade 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 650
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 650
1,294
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
558 eligible divisions
717
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
51.0 % of votes cast
577
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
211
49.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
Appearances
32
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
444
+320.2 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Contributions
42
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Education
43 of 49 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API