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Helen Hayes vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,131 shared comparable votes.

1,033 same votes 98 different votes 1,131 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
106 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
106 Aye 74 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
124 Aye 60 No
Tax 73% aligned 184 shared votes
121 Aye 63 No
25 Aye 15 No
Energy 75% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 17 No
Benefits 77% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 15 No
Defence 87% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 18 No
Transport 87% 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

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
752
55.1 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
614
44.9 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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