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Brendan O'Hara vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,176 shared comparable votes.

81 same votes 1,095 different votes 1,176 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
110 Aye 71 No
Tax 21% aligned 181 shared votes
61 Aye 120 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 15 No
Energy 18% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 24 No
Benefits 12% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
35 Aye 30 No
Trade 9% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 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
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
752
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
45.8 % of votes cast
614
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Contributions
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 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
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
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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 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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