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Brendan O'Hara vs Ed Miliband

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 Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Ed Miliband voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 888 shared comparable votes.

829 same votes 59 different votes 888 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
19 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 12 No
Energy 78% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 15 No
Benefits 79% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
76 Aye 35 No
Tax 86% aligned 111 shared votes
76 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 92% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

57.9%
14% below average
Rank 574 of 649
Participation
55.1%
17% below average
Rank 593 of 649
1,370
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,304
2,368 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
721
55.3% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
583
44.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

78
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Appearances
52
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
93
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Contributions
471
+332.3 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
171 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
60 of 91 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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
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
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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