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Emma Hardy vs Neil O'Brien

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
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Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,300 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 1,252 different votes 1,300 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
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 153 shared votes
62 Aye 91 No
22 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 5% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
62 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 139 shared votes
77 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,487
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
805
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
682
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
394
+255.7 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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 Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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