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Brendan O'Hara vs Mark Garnier

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 Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Mark Garnier voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,193 shared comparable votes.

84 same votes 1,109 different votes 1,193 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
122 Aye 71 No
Tax 20% aligned 193 shared votes
72 Aye 121 No
19 Aye 18 No
Energy 19% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 24 No
Benefits 14% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 12 No
Transport 9% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 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
83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.7 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Contributions
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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