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Brendan O'Hara vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,050 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 980 different votes 1,050 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
105 Aye 54 No
Tax 23% aligned 159 shared votes
50 Aye 109 No
19 Aye 15 No
Energy 15% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 15 No
Defence 11% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 11 No
Transport 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
Participation
72.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 372 of 648
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,680
2,312 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
45.7 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
913
54.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 648
Appearances
64
+3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 648
46
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 648
Contributions
87
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
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