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Brendan O'Hara vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Hilary Benn voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,083 shared comparable votes.

995 same votes 88 different votes 1,083 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
23 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Benefits 75% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
99 Aye 57 No
Tax 76% aligned 156 shared votes
103 Aye 53 No
21 Aye 13 No
Energy 85% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 2 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 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
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 647
1,355
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,801
2,333 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
778
43.2 % 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
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

59
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Appearances
44
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 649
65
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
Contributions
388
+268.9 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Defence
56 of 64 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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