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Brendan O'Hara vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 979 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 914 different votes 979 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
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
101 Aye 55 No
Tax 20% aligned 156 shared votes
48 Aye 108 No
13 Aye 16 No
Energy 17% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 14 No
Defence 15% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 20 No
Benefits 7% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
Participation
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
845
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 648
Appearances
95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
46
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 648
Contributions
266
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
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
161 of 169 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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