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Brendan O'Hara vs Charlie Dewhirst

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 Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 55% of the time, based on 118 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 53 different votes 118 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
24 Aye 27 No
Tax 86% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 37% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 37% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 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
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 495 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
381
575 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.6 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
215
56.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
78
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
Contributions
111
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 268 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
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Education
40 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
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