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Samantha Dixon vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
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Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 77 different votes 317 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
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 7 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 58 No
Migration 95% aligned 74 shared votes
16 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 37% aligned 54 shared votes
38 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 9 No
Benefits 53% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Defence 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
Participation
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
682
935 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
339
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
343
50.3 % 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
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
139
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 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

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
#1
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Trade
17 of 20 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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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