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Brendan O'Hara vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Esther McVey voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 887 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 825 different votes 887 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 2 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
81 Aye 43 No
Tax 20% aligned 124 shared votes
44 Aye 80 No
18 Aye 10 No
Defence 14% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 11 No
Energy 11% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
Participation
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Appearances
108
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
94
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Contributions
159
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 179 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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