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Ruth Cadbury vs Neil O'Brien

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
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Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,374 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,320 different votes 1,374 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
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 13 No
Education 5% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
91 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 158 shared votes
66 Aye 92 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 82 No
Migration 0% aligned 114 shared votes
82 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 649
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,121 eligible divisions
990
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
49.4% of votes cast
791
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
909
50.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
19
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Contributions
24
-121.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
59 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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