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Ms Diane Abbott vs Jo Platt

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Jo Platt voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 583 shared comparable votes.

549 same votes 34 different votes 583 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
61 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
61 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 9 No
Benefits 58% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 5 No
Migration 82% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 647
Participation
78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 647
1,519
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
542 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
50.7 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
209
49.3 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
31
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 647
16
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 647
Contributions
41
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8 % below average
3
3 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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Education
43 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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