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Pat McFadden vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 1,010 shared comparable votes.

956 same votes 54 different votes 1,010 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
23 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 20 No
Benefits 75% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 87% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
97 Aye 41 No
Tax 93% aligned 138 shared votes
95 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 35 No
Trade 93% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

66.0 %
7 % below average
Rank 505 of 648
Participation
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,525
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
881
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
644
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
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
184 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Benefits
64 of 81 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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