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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 91% of the time, based on 970 shared comparable votes.

886 same votes 84 different votes 970 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
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
0 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 13 No
Energy 68% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 15 No
Benefits 76% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
97 Aye 47 No
Tax 78% aligned 144 shared votes
99 Aye 45 No
8 Aye 0 No
Education 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

57.8%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
1,370
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,559
2,372 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
865
55.5% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
694
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

79
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
Appearances
44
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
94
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Contributions
61
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
3
2 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
163 of 171 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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
74 of 91 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 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
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