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Brendan O'Hara vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Michael Shanks voted the same way 66% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 75 different votes 222 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
2 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 25 No
Migration 97% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 21 No
Tax 31% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 36% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 42% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Transport 57% 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
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

67
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Appearances
98
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
76
-61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 649
Contributions
379
+241.9 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
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
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 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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