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Joe Powell vs Jo Platt

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater
vs
Photograph of Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Jo Platt voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 1 different votes 347 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
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 649
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 263 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
575 eligible divisions
204
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
51.0 % of votes cast
228
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
218
49.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

81
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
Appearances
32
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
109
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
Contributions
42
-95.1 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£214,410
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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