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Brendan O'Hara vs James Murray

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 Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and James Murray voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 690 shared comparable votes.

606 same votes 84 different votes 690 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
21 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 41 No
Tax 60% aligned 113 shared votes
79 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 16 No
Benefits 76% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 8 No
Energy 81% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
21 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

58.0 %
15 % below average
Rank 591 of 650
Participation
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
1,355
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,619 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
65
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
68
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Contributions
402
+282.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 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 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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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