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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 938 shared comparable votes.

869 same votes 69 different votes 938 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
27 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 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
102 Aye 48 No
Tax 77% aligned 150 shared votes
99 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 12 No
Energy 77% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 12 No
Transport 85% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
31 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

57.1%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,375
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
758
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
617
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

82
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
81
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
95
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Contributions
131
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 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
£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
2
2 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
168 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 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
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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