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Brendan O'Hara vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 105 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 63 different votes 105 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
3 Aye 0 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 75% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 70% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 19 No
Tax 17% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 3 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
96
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
224
+78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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