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Jo Platt vs Kerry McCarthy

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 745 shared comparable votes.

742 same votes 3 different votes 745 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
81 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
81 Aye 52 No
36 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
73 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 112 shared votes
72 Aye 40 No
81 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
81 Aye 52 No
36 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 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
79.1%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 650
470
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,890
2,390 eligible divisions
237
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,058
56.0% of votes cast
233
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
832
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

32
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
83
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
53
-98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
110
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8% below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 70 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Education
84 of 96 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API