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Chris Law vs Neil O'Brien

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 958 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 887 different votes 958 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
89 Aye 50 No
Tax 27% aligned 139 shared votes
44 Aye 95 No
9 Aye 11 No
Energy 25% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 86 No
Migration 0% aligned 113 shared votes
86 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
0 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

51.5%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 649
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 649
1,223
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,121 eligible divisions
674
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
49.4% of votes cast
549
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
909
50.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

57
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Appearances
18
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
64
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Contributions
23
-119.5 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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