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Brendan O'Hara vs Christian Wakeford

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
vs
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Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 715 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 366 different votes 715 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
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 87% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 0 No
Education 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
34 Aye 95 No
Migration 76% aligned 129 shared votes
33 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 16% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 22% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 25 No
Benefits 27% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 14 No
Defence 28% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
Participation
86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
684
47.9% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
745
52.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Appearances
1
-82.7 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Contributions
1
-144.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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