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Neil O'Brien vs Sarah Pochin

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

Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
vs
Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

Neil O'Brien and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 144 shared comparable votes.

139 same votes 5 different votes 144 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
8 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 2 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 7 No
Housing 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
881
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
905
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£0
all imported IPSA years
£311,946
38 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Trade
80 of 87 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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