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Sir Keir Starmer vs Neil O'Brien

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 682 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 649 different votes 682 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
11 Aye 1 No
Education 8% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
83 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 139 shared votes
57 Aye 82 No
21 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 33 No
Migration 0% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 19 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,759
2,068 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
49.2 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
894
50.8 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
31
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
38
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
15
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

Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
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