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Brendan O'Hara vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 731 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 668 different votes 731 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
78 Aye 42 No
Tax 33% aligned 120 shared votes
41 Aye 79 No
18 Aye 8 No
Energy 23% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 18% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 15 No
Defence 11% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Appearances
44
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
93
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Contributions
64
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 457 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
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
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