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Brendan O'Hara vs Pat McFadden

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
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Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Pat McFadden voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 1,016 shared comparable votes.

961 same votes 55 different votes 1,016 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
23 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Benefits 75% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 87% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
95 Aye 43 No
Tax 93% aligned 138 shared votes
97 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 94% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 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
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,550
2,361 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
895
57.7 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
655
42.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Contributions
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
184 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 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
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