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Brendan O'Hara vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 968 shared comparable votes.

895 same votes 73 different votes 968 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 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 9 No
Energy 71% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
101 Aye 47 No
Tax 78% aligned 148 shared votes
104 Aye 44 No
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 82% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 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
66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 499 of 647
1,355
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,544
2,333 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
57.1 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
662
42.9 % 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
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

59
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Appearances
43
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
65
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
Contributions
108
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
52 of 64 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 88 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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
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
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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