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Jo Platt vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 448 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 3 different votes 448 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
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.2%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
485
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
242
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
243
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

30
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
Appearances
61
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
50
-110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 650
Contributions
86
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API