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Brendan O'Hara vs Brian Leishman

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

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Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
vs
Photograph of Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Brian Leishman voted the same way 43% of the time, based on 139 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 79 different votes 139 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
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 8 No
Migration 60% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
26 Aye 26 No
Tax 13% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
Participation
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
575 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
45.1 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
234
54.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
23
5.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
113
+35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 649
78
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
Contributions
125
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 223 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
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
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

Migration
163 of 171 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 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 Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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