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Brendan O'Hara vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 986 shared comparable votes.

931 same votes 55 different votes 986 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
92 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
92 Aye 70 No
37 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
37 Aye 83 No
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 15 No
Benefits 80% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
99 Aye 47 No
Tax 84% aligned 146 shared votes
98 Aye 48 No
17 Aye 14 No
Defence 87% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

58.2 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 647
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 489 of 647
1,355
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,556
2,328 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
897
57.6 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
659
42.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

51
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 647
Appearances
63
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 647
57
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 647
Contributions
319
+202.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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
177 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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