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Jo Platt vs Ian Roome

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 Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Ian Roome voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 193 different votes 250 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
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 5% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 6% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 26 No
Tax 8% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 263 of 649
Participation
54.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
445
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
314
575 eligible divisions
227
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
55.1 % of votes cast
218
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
141
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649
Appearances
86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
56
-82.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 649
Contributions
113
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£766,743
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Education
35 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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