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Brendan O'Hara vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Keir Mather voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

137 same votes 74 different votes 211 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
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 2 No
Trade 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 25 No
Migration 90% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 18 shared votes
18 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
27 Aye 15 No
Tax 24% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 1 No
Transport 44% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 10 No
Benefits 45% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 50% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 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
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 304 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
781 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
290
49.2 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
299
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

68
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
99
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
78
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
Contributions
486
+346.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Education
50 of 52 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 33 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 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
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
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