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Jo Platt vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 752 shared comparable votes.

749 same votes 3 different votes 752 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
82 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
82 Aye 55 No
35 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
74 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 113 shared votes
73 Aye 40 No
82 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
82 Aye 55 No
35 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
445
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
227
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
218
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
2
1 registered category
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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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