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Brendan O'Hara vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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 Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 123 shared comparable votes.

99 same votes 24 different votes 123 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 6 No
Migration 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 14 No
Tax 54% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 61% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 0 No
Transport 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 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 650
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,358
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
563 eligible divisions
748
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
55.6 % of votes cast
610
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
198
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
170
+99.0 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
73
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Contributions
259
+133.0 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
161 of 169 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Trade
72 of 89 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
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