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Ms Diane Abbott vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 963 shared comparable votes.

909 same votes 54 different votes 963 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
37 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
37 Aye 88 No
26 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 64 shared votes
26 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 53 No
Tax 81% aligned 159 shared votes
105 Aye 54 No
18 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 3 No
Education 92% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 12 No
Transport 93% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
752
55.1 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
614
44.9 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 2 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
27
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 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

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
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