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Emma Lewell vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,021 shared comparable votes.

919 same votes 102 different votes 1,021 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
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 53 No
Tax 72% aligned 163 shared votes
103 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 11 No
Energy 78% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 14 No
Defence 87% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 648
Participation
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,648
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
921
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
727
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
33
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 1 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
41
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 648
Contributions
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Trade
74 of 88 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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