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Brendan O'Hara vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Peter Dowd voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 968 shared comparable votes.

878 same votes 90 different votes 968 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 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 66 No
Tax 74% aligned 174 shared votes
115 Aye 59 No
20 Aye 16 No
Energy 83% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 87% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 1 No
Education 89% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
69.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 647
1,355
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,616
2,333 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.2 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
43.8 % 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
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
30
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
65
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Contributions
13
-105.0 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
57 of 64 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
72 of 91 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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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