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Brendan O'Hara vs Emma Lewell

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 Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Emma Lewell voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,021 shared comparable votes.

919 same votes 102 different votes 1,021 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
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 60 No
Tax 72% aligned 163 shared votes
110 Aye 53 No
21 Aye 15 No
Energy 78% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 14 No
Defence 87% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 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
71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 647
1,355
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,659
2,333 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
923
55.6 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
736
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
33
2.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 1 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

59
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
63
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
65
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Contributions
43
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 501 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
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Transport
77 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 88 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Education
77 of 95 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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
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
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