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Brendan O'Hara vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Steve Darling voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 106 shared comparable votes.

88 same votes 18 different votes 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
2 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 21 No
Tax 88% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 71% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 40% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 71% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 21 No
Tax 88% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

57.8 %
15 % below average
Rank 592 of 650
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 650
1,355
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
558 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
54.0 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
172
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
125
+55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
67
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Contributions
175
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Trade
72 of 89 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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