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Brendan O'Hara vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Ruth Jones voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 705 shared comparable votes.

618 same votes 87 different votes 705 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 31 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
15 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 32 No
Tax 64% aligned 97 shared votes
70 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 10 No
Energy 70% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 21 No
Benefits 72% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Education 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

58.0 %
15 % below average
Rank 591 of 650
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 650
1,355
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,306
1,673 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
681
52.1 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
625
47.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

62
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
39
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
68
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Contributions
51
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % 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
161 of 169 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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 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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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 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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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