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Jo Platt vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 676 shared comparable votes.

675 same votes 1 different votes 676 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
76 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 121 shared votes
76 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
74 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 112 shared votes
73 Aye 39 No
76 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 121 shared votes
76 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.8%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 403 of 650
470
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,390 eligible divisions
237
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.7% of votes cast
233
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
749
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

32
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
62
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
53
-98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
87
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£766,743
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API