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Jo Platt vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 652 shared comparable votes.

651 same votes 1 different votes 652 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
60 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
60 Aye 46 No
60 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 86 shared votes
60 Aye 26 No
40 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
60 Aye 46 No
60 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 86 shared votes
60 Aye 26 No
40 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

77.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 259 of 647
Participation
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 647
424
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
547 eligible divisions
215
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.3 % of votes cast
209
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
230
50.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
20
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
41
-76.8 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
42
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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