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Brendan O'Hara vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,062 shared comparable votes.

969 same votes 93 different votes 1,062 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
107 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
107 Aye 75 No
25 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 22 No
Benefits 75% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 14 No
Energy 76% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
108 Aye 56 No
Tax 77% aligned 164 shared votes
115 Aye 49 No
19 Aye 15 No
Defence 88% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
1,370
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,741
2,372 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
984
56.5% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
757
43.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

79
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Appearances
117
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
94
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Contributions
160
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 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
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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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