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Jo Platt vs Bob Blackman

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 Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Bob Blackman voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 711 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 692 different votes 711 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
5 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 8 No
Migration 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 139 shared votes
52 Aye 87 No
32 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 13 No
Trade 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% 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

77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
440
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,070
2,356 eligible divisions
225
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
47.0 % of votes cast
215
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,098
53.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

33
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649
Appearances
142
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
42
-92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649
Contributions
168
+33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£766,743
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
No
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