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Brendan O'Hara vs Barry Gardiner

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

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

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Barry Gardiner 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
102 Aye 55 No
Tax 81% aligned 157 shared votes
108 Aye 49 No
20 Aye 14 No
Energy 85% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 87% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 93% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

58.1 %
15 % below average
Rank 587 of 647
Participation
67.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 647
1,355
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,573
2,333 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
56.0 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
692
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

56
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 647
Appearances
44
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 647
62
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 647
Contributions
57
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Migration
161 of 169 votes
#1
Trade
76 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
50 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
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
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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