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Sarah Smith vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 37% of the time, based on 119 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 75 different votes 119 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 0 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 63% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 30% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 19 No
Tax 16% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
2 Aye 2 No
Defence 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 30% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
Participation
57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
357
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
191
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
752
55.1 % of votes cast
166
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
614
44.9 % of votes cast
13
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Appearances
68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
79
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
78
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 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
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