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Jo Platt vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 624 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 609 different votes 624 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
3 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Migration 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
31 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 126 shared votes
43 Aye 83 No
18 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 9 No
Trade 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

77.8%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 650
470
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,390 eligible divisions
237
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
843
47.1% of votes cast
233
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
947
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

32
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
177
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
53
-98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
194
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 150 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 324 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
UK participation in the EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust): Post-adoption opt-in decision 16 Jan 2019
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill: Third Reading 11 Sept 2018
Crime / Justice Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties)(Association Agreement)(Central America) Order 2018 18 Jul 2018
Aye
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