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Brendan O'Hara vs Heidi Alexander

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
vs
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Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

253 same votes 70 different votes 323 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
51 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
51 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 0 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 8 No
Energy 53% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 6 No
Benefits 59% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 12 No
Migration 67% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

56.9%
15% below average
Rank 596 of 650
Participation
63.1%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
1,375
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
631 eligible divisions
758
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.0% of votes cast
617
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
93
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Contributions
546
+381.9 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 212 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 32 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#5
Trade
8 of 10 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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