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Michael Wheeler vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
Lab Worsley and Eccles
vs
Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Michael Wheeler and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 152 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 92 different votes 152 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
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 42% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 23 No
Tax 13% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 650
Participation
57.8 %
15 % below average
Rank 591 of 650
503
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,359
2,350 eligible divisions
252
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
749
55.1 % of votes cast
251
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
610
44.9 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

15
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Appearances
66
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
21
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Contributions
74
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£199,765
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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