Voting Record — Brendan O'Hara MP, Argyll and Bute (25370)

Brendan O'Hara

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Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber	5 Jul 2024	still in office	SNP	1 vote out of 78, 1.3%	78 votes out of 206, 37.9%	2 times
Argyll and Bute	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	SNP	0 votes out of 713, 0.0%	713 votes out of 1069, 66.7%	2 times
Argyll and Bute	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	SNP	0 votes out of 328, 0.0%	328 votes out of 463, 70.8%	1 time
Argyll and Bute	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	SNP	1 vote out of 290, 0.3%	290 votes out of 467, 62.1%	0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Brendan O'Hara	SNP Vote	Rôle
Commons	25 Apr 2025	Devolution (Immigration) (Scotland) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Jan 2025	Women’s State Pension Age (Ombudsman Report and Compensation Scheme)	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
House	Date	Subject	Brendan O'Hara	SNP Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs),
14 Nov 2023	Became Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
12 Sep 2023	Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
4 Sep 2023	Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs),
4 Sep 2023	Stopped being SNP Chief Whip,
17 Jan 2023	Became SNP Chief Whip,
17 Jan 2023	Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution),
17 Jan 2023	Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development),
17 Jan 2023	Stopped being Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Cabinet Office),
10 Dec 2022	Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development),
29 Nov 2022	Stopped being Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee
2 Nov 2022	Became Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee
Commons	25 Oct 2022	NHS Prescriptions (Drug Tariff Labelling)	tellaye	aye	Teller
26 Oct 2021	Stopped being Member, Elections Bill Committee
15 Sep 2021	Became Member, Elections Bill Committee
1 Feb 2021	Became Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Cabinet Office),
Commons	22 Sep 2020	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 54 - Extent, commencement and short title	tellaye	aye	Teller
1 Mar 2020	Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution),
1 Mar 2020	Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Inclusive Society),
House	Date	Subject	Brendan O'Hara	SNP Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
12 Mar 2019	Became Member, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
1 Jul 2018	Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Inclusive Society),
17 May 2018	Stopped being Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture and Media),
Commons	21 Feb 2018	Finance (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 10 — Review of Retrospective VAT Refunds for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Police Authority	tellaye	aye	Teller
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
20 Jun 2017	Became Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture and Media),
20 Jun 2017	Stopped being Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Defence),
House	Date	Subject	Brendan O'Hara	SNP Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	Majority	aye	Rebel
20 May 2015	Became Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Defence),

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
50%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
23%	Academy Schools - for
56%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
57%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
3%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
8%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
6%	Asylum System - More strict
10%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
1%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
25%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
19%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
0%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
50%	Easier access to abortion
67%	Employment rights
0%	Encourage and incentivise saving
79%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
2%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
63%	Environmental water quality
30%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
83%	European Union Integration - For
50%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
62%	Fire Safety
100%	Fixed Term Parliaments
97%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
28%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
76%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
91%	Further devolution to Scotland
79%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
93%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
0%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
100%	Higher taxes on banks
0%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
50%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
63%	HS2 - In Favour
79%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
17%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
0%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
34%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
36%	Increase VAT
100%	Inheritance Tax
100%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
52%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Member trustees on pension boards
50%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
29%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
75%	More funds for social care
50%	More powers for local councils
50%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
100%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
25%	Nuclear power - For
79%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
76%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
83%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Reduce capital gains tax
48%	Reduce central funding for local government
63%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
14%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
18%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
88%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
0%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50%	Regulate letting agent fees
0%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
0%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
1%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
50%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
50%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
92%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100%	Right to strike
85%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50%	Same Sex Marriage - for
50%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
50%	State control of bus services
78%	Stop climate change
79%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
20%	Tougher on illegal immigration
21%	Trade Unions - Restrict
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
75%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Brendan O'Hara MP, Argyll and Bute (25370)

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