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Jo Platt vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 565 shared comparable votes.

562 same votes 3 different votes 565 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
61 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
61 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 9 No
Trade 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
72 Aye 34 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 106 shared votes
71 Aye 35 No
61 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
61 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.4%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
485
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
242
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
243
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% 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
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

30
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
Appearances
81
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
50
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
Contributions
131
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
168 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 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
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: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API