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Brendan O'Hara vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Nick Smith voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 997 shared comparable votes.

892 same votes 105 different votes 997 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
27 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 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
Most different by topic
103 Aye 60 No
Tax 72% aligned 163 shared votes
110 Aye 53 No
34 Aye 22 No
Benefits 75% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 15 No
Energy 83% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

58.1 %
15 % below average
Rank 587 of 647
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 647
1,355
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,740
2,333 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
998
57.4 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
742
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
65
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
65
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Contributions
96
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 266 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
88 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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