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Rebecca Paul vs Neil O'Brien

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

Photograph of Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate
vs
Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Rebecca Paul and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 0 different votes 329 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
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
453
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
202
44.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
251
55.4 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£124,847
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£124,847
45 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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