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Brendan O'Hara vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Chris Elmore voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,073 shared comparable votes.

976 same votes 97 different votes 1,073 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 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 12 No
Energy 76% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
96 Aye 61 No
Tax 78% aligned 157 shared votes
110 Aye 47 No
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 80% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 41 shared votes
31 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 15 No
Defence 88% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

57.8%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 238 of 649
1,370
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,321 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
995
54.9% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
817
45.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
10 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

79
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Appearances
40
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 649
94
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Contributions
233
+92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
NHS / Health
48 of 55 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 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
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
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: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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