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Brendan O'Hara vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Tahir Ali voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 703 shared comparable votes.

610 same votes 93 different votes 703 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
20 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 39 No
Tax 57% aligned 109 shared votes
77 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 9 No
Energy 71% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
26 Aye 20 No
Benefits 74% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 87% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

58.0 %
15 % below average
Rank 591 of 650
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 650
1,355
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,230
1,619 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
655
53.3 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
575
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
22
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
67
-52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
31
-88.1 vs Commons average
Rank 546 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
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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