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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 670 shared comparable votes.

669 same votes 1 different votes 670 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 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
60 Aye 49 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
21 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
60 Aye 49 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
21 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 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
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
445
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
575 eligible divisions
227
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.2 % of votes cast
218
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 650
Appearances
7
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Contributions
7
-131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 620 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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