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Brendan O'Hara vs Mr James Frith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
vs
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Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Mr James Frith voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

323 same votes 81 different votes 404 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
66 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 104 shared votes
66 Aye 38 No
7 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 12 No
Trade 89% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 1 No
Transport 89% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Defence 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 40% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 5 No
Benefits 55% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 61% aligned 77 shared votes
52 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 64% aligned 11 shared votes
10 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
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 649
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
590 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
49.1% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
227
50.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Appearances
30
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 649
94
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Contributions
46
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Education
46 of 50 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
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
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
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 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
Aye
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