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Andy McDonald vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,051 shared comparable votes.

962 same votes 89 different votes 1,051 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
18 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 10 No
Energy 77% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
112 Aye 52 No
Tax 77% aligned 164 shared votes
111 Aye 53 No
28 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 87% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 20 No
Benefits 89% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
Contributions
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#1
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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