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Brendan O'Hara vs Sir Gavin Williamson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
vs
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Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,130 shared comparable votes.

83 same votes 1,047 different votes 1,130 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
118 Aye 75 No
Tax 24% aligned 193 shared votes
67 Aye 126 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 17 No
Energy 16% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 15 No
Defence 12% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 12 No
Transport 9% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 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
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 649
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
47.8% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
971
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Appearances
72
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
94
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Contributions
89
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Trade
78 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Housing
57 of 67 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
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
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
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
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
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
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