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Gareth Thomas vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 968 shared comparable votes.

895 same votes 73 different votes 968 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
27 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 7 No
Energy 71% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
104 Aye 44 No
Tax 78% aligned 148 shared votes
101 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 82% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
130
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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