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Brendan O'Hara vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 914 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 654 different votes 914 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
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 75% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 11 No
Benefits 53% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
99 Aye 55 No
Tax 42% aligned 154 shared votes
73 Aye 81 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
109 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 184 shared votes
69 Aye 115 No
14 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 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
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.7% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Appearances
111
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
96
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
160
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
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
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
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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