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Rupert Lowe vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth
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Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 72 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 33 different votes 72 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 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 19 No
Tax 81% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 19 No
Tax 81% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
754
55.0% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
616
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£147,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#1
Migration
163 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
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
No
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
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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