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Brendan O'Hara vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,106 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 1,038 different votes 1,106 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
119 Aye 69 No
Tax 22% aligned 188 shared votes
63 Aye 125 No
23 Aye 16 No
Energy 15% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 23 No
Benefits 13% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 11 No
Transport 9% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 15 No
Defence 6% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 102 No
Migration 0% aligned 129 shared votes
102 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
Education 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
163 of 171 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
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