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Brendan O'Hara vs Sarah Owen

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 Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Sarah Owen voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 608 shared comparable votes.

531 same votes 77 different votes 608 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
19 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 28 No
Tax 60% aligned 84 shared votes
56 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 15 No
Benefits 64% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Energy 65% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 75% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 0 No
Education 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

57.1%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 650
Participation
66.9%
5% below average
Rank 475 of 650
1,375
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,129
1,688 eligible divisions
758
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
573
50.8% of votes cast
617
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
556
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

81
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
69
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
94
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Contributions
85
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 212 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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