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Jo Platt vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 707 shared comparable votes.

706 same votes 1 different votes 707 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
73 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
73 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
71 Aye 37 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 108 shared votes
70 Aye 38 No
73 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
73 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 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
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
445
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
227
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
218
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % 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
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Contributions
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above 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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API