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Jo Platt vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Greg Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 374 different votes 380 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
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
34 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
34 Aye 53 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 28 of 650
470
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
1,672 eligible divisions
237
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
722
48.7% of votes cast
233
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
760
51.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% 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
223
+136.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
53
-98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
276
+124.6 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8% below average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 51 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
55 of 56 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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