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Jo Platt vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 583 shared comparable votes.

549 same votes 34 different votes 583 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
61 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
61 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 11 No
Benefits 58% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Migration 82% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
434
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,349 eligible divisions
220
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
214
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

32
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Appearances
12
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
42
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
15
-110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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