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Brendan O'Hara vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 921 shared comparable votes.

857 same votes 64 different votes 921 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
20 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 48 No
Tax 78% aligned 147 shared votes
99 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 12 No
Energy 84% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
31 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 12 No
Transport 94% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

58.1 %
15 % below average
Rank 587 of 647
Participation
62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 553 of 647
1,355
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
2,333 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
809
55.6 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
645
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

56
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 647
Appearances
71
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 647
62
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 647
Contributions
107
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
161 of 169 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
45 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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