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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 1,076 shared comparable votes.

979 same votes 97 different votes 1,076 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

57.1%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
1,375
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,824
2,355 eligible divisions
758
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
54.9% of votes cast
617
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
822
45.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

82
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
48
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
95
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Contributions
246
+87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£2,290,713
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 62 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
NHS / Health
48 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 78 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 (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
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
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