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Brendan O'Hara vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 938 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 893 different votes 938 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
89 Aye 51 No
Tax 18% aligned 140 shared votes
40 Aye 100 No
17 Aye 14 No
Energy 13% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 14 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
94 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 157 shared votes
63 Aye 94 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
2,106 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
49.6 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
711
50.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Contributions
249
+110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 79 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 87 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Great British Energy Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2025
Energy
No
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