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Brendan O'Hara vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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 Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 137 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 79 different votes 137 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
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 15% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 0 No
Transport 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 39% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Appearances
40
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
96
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
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