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Brendan O'Hara vs Liam 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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Liam Byrne voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 955 shared comparable votes.

877 same votes 78 different votes 955 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
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 13 No
Energy 74% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 15 No
Benefits 76% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
94 Aye 47 No
Tax 79% aligned 141 shared votes
99 Aye 42 No
8 Aye 0 No
Education 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
25 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

58.1 %
15 % below average
Rank 587 of 647
Participation
65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 517 of 647
1,355
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,333 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
55.8 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
672
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

59
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Appearances
34
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
65
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
Contributions
48
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 477 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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 45 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 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
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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