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Brendan O'Hara vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Lucy Powell voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 966 shared comparable votes.

883 same votes 83 different votes 966 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
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Energy 75% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
98 Aye 46 No
Tax 76% aligned 144 shared votes
102 Aye 42 No
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 11 No
Defence 86% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

57.1%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
1,375
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
758
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
56.0% of votes cast
617
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
700
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

82
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
25
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
95
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Contributions
240
+81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 212 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 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
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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