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Jo Platt vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 1 different votes 381 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
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

77.0 %
4 % above average
Rank 270 of 650
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 650
435
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
464
565 eligible divisions
221
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
52.6 % of votes cast
214
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 650
Appearances
91
+18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
40
-88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
Contributions
100
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Education
43 of 49 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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