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Sarah Pochin vs Neil O'Brien

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 162 shared comparable votes.

157 same votes 5 different votes 162 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
8 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
0 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 6 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
0 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 650
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 97 of 650
241
418 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,808
2,135 eligible divisions
108
44.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
893
49.4% of votes cast
133
55.2% of votes cast
No votes
915
50.6% of votes cast
7
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

106
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
19
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
126
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Contributions
23
-128.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
7
5 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

Trade
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Housing
22 of 25 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Trade
83 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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