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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 694 shared comparable votes.

626 same votes 68 different votes 694 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
16 Aye 7 No
Energy 65% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
66 Aye 30 No
Tax 69% aligned 96 shared votes
68 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 80% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 10 No
Defence 85% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 22 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 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
72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
1,370
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,206
1,656 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
54.5% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
549
45.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
25
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 649
Appearances
47
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
93
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Contributions
87
-55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 376 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
£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
163 of 171 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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