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Brendan O'Hara vs Tony Vaughan

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 Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Tony Vaughan voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 87 different votes 149 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
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 7 No
Migration 67% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 44% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 0 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 25 No
Tax 15% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 0 No
Transport 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
Participation
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
754
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.4% of votes cast
616
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Appearances
50
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
96
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
£231,055
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58% above average
Latest expenses
£231,055
2% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
163 of 171 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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