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Jo Platt vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 665 shared comparable votes.

662 same votes 3 different votes 665 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
62 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
62 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
33 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
75 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 114 shared votes
74 Aye 40 No
62 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
62 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
33 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.2%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 333 of 650
485
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,776
2,406 eligible divisions
242
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
54.0% of votes cast
243
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
817
46.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

29
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
55
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
48
-114.0 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Contributions
66
-96.0 vs Commons average
Rank 487 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API