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Jo Platt vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 154 shared comparable votes.

125 same votes 29 different votes 154 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
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 36% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Education 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 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
53.3%
19% below average
Rank 613 of 650
470
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
891
1,672 eligible divisions
237
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
492
55.2% of votes cast
233
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
399
44.8% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

32
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
26
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 650
53
-98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
43
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 545 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8% below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
49 of 51 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 70 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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