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Barry Gardiner vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 959 shared comparable votes.

893 same votes 66 different votes 959 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
23 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 49 No
Tax 81% aligned 157 shared votes
102 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 9 No
Energy 85% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 87% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 93% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
Participation
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

45
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
59
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
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

Trade
76 of 88 votes
#1
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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