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Brendan O'Hara vs Bob Blackman

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 Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Bob Blackman voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,253 shared comparable votes.

96 same votes 1,157 different votes 1,253 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
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
119 Aye 76 No
Tax 23% aligned 195 shared votes
68 Aye 127 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 25 No
Benefits 13% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 18 No
Energy 13% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 110 No
Migration 0% aligned 148 shared votes
110 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.0% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

79
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 649
Appearances
150
+67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
93
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Contributions
177
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
163 of 171 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
No
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
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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