Brendan O'Hara’s voting in Parliament

Brendan O'Hara is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a random selection of Brendan O'Hara’s votes.

• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 4 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2015–2022.
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, in 2016.
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 66 votes for, 8 votes against, 17 absences, between 2017–2022.
• Has never voted on raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2022.
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 1 vote for, 27 votes against, 6 absences, between 2015–2022.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Brendan O'Hara has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Scotland: Scottish Work Visa Scheme 29 Nov 2023

  If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of devolving the power to introduce a Scottish work visa scheme to the Scottish Government.

• Scotland: Scottish Work Visa Scheme 29 Nov 2023

  Five years ago, the Migration Advisory Committee said that the current system was failing remote communities. Recently published figures show that my Argyll and Bute constituency is suffering further depopulation, with the town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute particularly badly affected. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the Government still insist that the current system...

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Women 15 Nov 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of SCS2 civil servants on full-time equivalent contracts in his Department are women.

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Profile

Scottish National Party MP for Argyll and Bute

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @BrendanOHaraMP
• https://facebook.com/BrendanOHaraSNP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Brendan O'Hara campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Ministry of Defence
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Home Office
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Whisky: USA
• Clyde Naval Base: Military Police
• Bahrain: Political Prisoners
• Trident Missiles: Testing
• UK Domestic Advisory Group and UK-EU Civil Society Forum

Currently held offices

• Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories (since 14 Nov 2023)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 12 Sep 2023)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs) (since 4 Sep 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• SNP Chief Whip (17 Jan 2023 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development) (10 Dec 2022 to 17 Jan 2023)
• Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee ( 2 Nov 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
• Member, Elections Bill Committee (15 Sep 2021 to 26 Oct 2021)
• Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) ( 1 Feb 2021 to 17 Jan 2023)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution) ( 1 Mar 2020 to 17 Jan 2023)
• Member, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation (12 Mar 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Inclusive Society) ( 1 Jul 2018 to 1 Mar 2020)
• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 12 Sep 2017)
• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture and Media) (20 Jun 2017 to 17 May 2018)
• Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Defence) (20 May 2015 to 20 Jun 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alan Reid
• Ray Michie
• John Mackay

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.

• Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee (1 out of 1)
• Elections Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (3 out of 8)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Data Protection Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)