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Michael Wheeler vs Jo Platt

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

Photograph of Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
Lab Worsley and Eccles
vs
Photograph of Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Michael Wheeler and Jo Platt voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

441 same votes 3 different votes 444 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
45 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 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

89.4%
17% above average
Rank 24 of 650
Participation
78.2%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 650
554
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
620 eligible divisions
271
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
49.9% of votes cast
283
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-79.1 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
Appearances
30
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
17
-143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
Contributions
50
-110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£199,765
12% below average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
2
2 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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