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Brendan O'Hara vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 851 shared comparable votes.

801 same votes 50 different votes 851 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
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 12 No
Energy 78% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 9 No
Benefits 79% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
87 Aye 43 No
Tax 88% aligned 130 shared votes
90 Aye 40 No
12 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

57.2%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 650
Participation
56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
1,375
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
758
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
809
60.0% of votes cast
617
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
81
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
95
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Contributions
518
+361.6 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 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
163 of 171 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 212 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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