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Brendan O'Hara vs Chris Murray

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 Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Chris Murray voted the same way 37% of the time, based on 139 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 87 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
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 78% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 0 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 28 No
Tax 13% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 47% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 227 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
49.7 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
228
50.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
45
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
78
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Contributions
67
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
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
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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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