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Jo Platt vs Lee Barron

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 Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Lee Barron voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 7 different votes 393 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
59 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
59 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
59 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
59 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

78.7%
6% above average
Rank 225 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 650
500
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
635 eligible divisions
253
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
47.0% of votes cast
247
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
256
53.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650
Appearances
48
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
46
-121.2 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
Contributions
55
-112.2 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8% below average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
33 of 33 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare: Government amendment 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition motion: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API