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Jake Richards vs Jo Platt

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Jo Platt voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 1 different votes 336 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
43 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
43 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
43 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 649
427
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
459
590 eligible divisions
220
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
50.3% of votes cast
207
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
228
49.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Appearances
33
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
229
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Contributions
54
-91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API