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Brendan O'Hara vs Naz Shah

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 Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Naz Shah voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 944 shared comparable votes.

863 same votes 81 different votes 944 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
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 60 shared votes
23 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
88 Aye 53 No
Tax 74% aligned 141 shared votes
91 Aye 50 No
19 Aye 10 No
Energy 76% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 11 No
Benefits 83% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 11 No
Transport 85% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

57.8%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
Participation
65.2%
7% below average
Rank 512 of 649
1,370
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,547
2,372 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
859
55.5% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
688
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

79
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
Appearances
18
-62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
94
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Contributions
21
-118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 594 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
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Housing
56 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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