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Brendan O'Hara vs Paul Holmes

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 Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Paul Holmes voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 782 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 714 different votes 782 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
74 Aye 46 No
Tax 34% aligned 120 shared votes
41 Aye 79 No
15 Aye 10 No
Energy 28% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 17% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 8% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 21 No
Benefits 7% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 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
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.8% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
708
50.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% 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
114
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
93
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Contributions
395
+252.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
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