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Brendan O'Hara vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Jo Platt voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 95 different votes 428 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
16 Aye 12 No
Trade 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
70 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 109 shared votes
71 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 31% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Defence 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
55 Aye 41 No
Tax 49% aligned 96 shared votes
60 Aye 36 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 50% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 64% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

56.9%
15% below average
Rank 596 of 650
Participation
78.6%
6% above average
Rank 229 of 650
1,375
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
631 eligible divisions
758
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
50.4% of votes cast
617
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
246
49.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
27
-67.2 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
93
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Contributions
46
-118.1 vs Commons average
Rank 548 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 4 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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