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Brendan O'Hara vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Brendan O'Hara and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,078 shared comparable votes.

989 same votes 89 different votes 1,078 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
29 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 62 No
Tax 74% aligned 172 shared votes
118 Aye 54 No
21 Aye 15 No
Energy 78% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 17 No
Benefits 86% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 13 No
Defence 94% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

58.1 %
15 % below average
Rank 587 of 647
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 647
1,355
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,333 eligible divisions
745
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.4 % of votes cast
610
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
785
43.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Appearances
30
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
65
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
Contributions
15
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£358,048
58 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 64 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
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
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
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
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