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Jo Platt vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 582 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 217 different votes 582 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 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
69 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 108 shared votes
68 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 89% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 13 No
Trade 85% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 12% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 6 No
Education 17% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
68 Aye 37 No
Tax 36% aligned 105 shared votes
49 Aye 56 No
6 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 38% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
445
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
227
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
218
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
60 of 63 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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