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Jo Platt vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 80 different votes 399 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
10 Aye 12 No
Trade 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
70 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 108 shared votes
69 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Defence 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 48% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 57% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 270 of 650
Participation
56.0 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 650
434
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,316
2,349 eligible divisions
220
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
751
57.1 % of votes cast
214
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
565
42.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

32
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
42
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
207
+81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 89 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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