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Jo Platt vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 7 different votes 414 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
57 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 65% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
57 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

78.7%
6% above average
Rank 229 of 650
Participation
80.6%
8% above average
Rank 184 of 650
498
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
633 eligible divisions
252
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
47.8% of votes cast
246
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
266
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650
Appearances
67
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
46
-121.2 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
Contributions
100
-67.2 vs Commons average
Rank 389 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8% below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
33 of 33 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API