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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Neil O'Brien

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,406 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 1,345 different votes 1,406 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
21 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
92 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 154 shared votes
63 Aye 91 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 4% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
63 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 135 shared votes
72 Aye 63 No
18 Aye 16 No
Energy 3% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 93 No
Migration 0% aligned 121 shared votes
93 Aye 28 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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