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Brendan O'Hara vs James McMurdock

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 James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and James McMurdock voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 78 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 33 different votes 78 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
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 21 No
Tax 86% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
1 Aye 2 No
Benefits 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 0 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Benefits 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
Participation
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
25
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
78
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
Contributions
30
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Immigration 21 May 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 52 14 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 32 14 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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