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Jo Platt vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Chris Law voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 87 different votes 396 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
14 Aye 8 No
Trade 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
71 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 109 shared votes
70 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
60 Aye 33 No
Tax 47% aligned 93 shared votes
51 Aye 42 No
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 56% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
51.4%
21% below average
Rank 620 of 650
470
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,228
2,390 eligible divisions
237
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
677
55.1% of votes cast
233
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
551
44.9% 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
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

32
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
53
-98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
67
-84.4 vs Commons average
Rank 463 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8% below average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API