Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP
MP for Leigh and Atherton · in Parliament since 4 July 2024
X (formerly Twitter)
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh and Atherton | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Leigh | 8 June 2017 | 6 November 2019 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) | Opposition | 10 July 2018 | 6 November 2019 |
Voting participation
joint 213th of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 182 | 77.1% |
| 2025 | 322 | 245 | 76.1% |
| 2024 | 73 | 69 | 94.5% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59th | 631 | 496 | 78.6% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
319th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 15 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 67 | 50 | 143 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modernisation Committee | Member | 9 September 2024 | 42 of 42 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%
Committee membership history
- Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee 2024–2026 · attendance 100.0%
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
joint 562nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2017
- – Became MP for Leigh
- – Joined Labour
2018
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2019
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2024
- – Became MP for Leigh and Atherton
- – Joined Modernisation Committee
- – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Constituency: Leigh and Atherton
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.