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Brendan O'Hara vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 988 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 938 different votes 988 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
15 Aye 12 No
Energy 19% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
104 Aye 61 No
Tax 15% aligned 165 shared votes
51 Aye 114 No
14 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 11 No
Defence 7% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 83 No
Migration 3% aligned 120 shared votes
79 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 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
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
46
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 648
Contributions
9
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
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
173 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading 17 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
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