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Brendan O'Hara vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Ian Byrne voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 685 shared comparable votes.

619 same votes 66 different votes 685 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
20 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
13 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
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
Most different by topic
64 Aye 30 No
Tax 70% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 7 No
Energy 71% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 85% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 22 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 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
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 367 of 647
1,355
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,178
1,615 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
646
54.8 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
532
45.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.9 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
41
-25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
65
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Contributions
81
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 327 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Education
60 of 68 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 152 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 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 Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
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
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
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