Brendan O'Hara
MP since 7 May 2015
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Brendan O'Hara is the Scottish National Party MP for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport), and Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Middle East).
1365
Votes Cast
£358,048
Expenses 2024-25
6,232
Majority
34.7%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£358,048
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 44,862 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
105
Written Questions
10
Oral Questions
104
Debates Spoken In⚑
123
Speeches⚑
177
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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8 AYE3 NOEmployment Rights Bill
11 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Employment Rights Bill
11 votes · 15 Sept 2025
2 AYE1 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
2 AYE1 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
1 AYE1 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill
2 votes · 1 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill
2 votes · 1 Jul 2025
Financial Interests(7)
Visits outside the UK
Bellweather International
£3,014
Visits outside the UK
Bellweather International
- Name of donor
- Bellweather International
- Address of donor
- 694 E 230 N, Lindon, UT 84042
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights: £3,014.42, hotel: $435.04, food: $32.64, value £3,362.75
- Destination of visit
- United States (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Dates of visit
- 28 April 2025 to 30 April 2025
- Purpose of visit
- To speak to the International Human Rights and Freedom of Religion and Belief conference in the capacity of Chair of the APPG Genocide Prevention
Registered 21 May 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Enersoft International Limited
Single ticket and matchday hospitality at Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund
20 January 2026
£900
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Enersoft International Limited
Single ticket and matchday hospitality at Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund
20 January 2026
- Name of donor
- Enersoft International Limited
- Address of donor
- 74 York Street, Suite 7-4, Glasgow G2 8JX
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Single ticket and matchday hospitality at Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund, value £900
- Date received
- 20 January 2026
- Date accepted
- 20 January 2026
- Donor status
- company, registration SC621728
Registered 9 February 2026
Visits outside the UK
International Human Rights Committee
£885
Visits outside the UK
International Human Rights Committee
- Name of donor
- International Human Rights Committee
- Address of donor
- Suite 23, 95 Miles Road, Mitcham, CR4 3FH
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£885), hotels including breakfast in Thailand (£99), hotels including breakfast in Malaysia (£390), value £1,374
- Destination of visit
- Thailand and Malaysia
- Dates of visit
- 30 November 2025 to 6 December 2025
- Purpose of visit
- The purpose of the trip was ascertain the progress for refugees, including a lack of recognised refugee status, limited access to adequate healthcare and education, and restrictions on free religious worship.
Registered 8 January 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Enersoft International Ltd
Two tickets and hospitality for myself and a guest to attend the League Cup Final at Hampden Park
14 December 2025
£625
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Enersoft International Ltd
Two tickets and hospitality for myself and a guest to attend the League Cup Final at Hampden Park
14 December 2025
- Name of donor
- Enersoft International Ltd
- Address of donor
- 74 York Street, Suite 7-4, Glasgow, G2 8JX
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Two tickets and hospitality for myself and a guest to attend the League Cup Final at Hampden Park, value £625
- Date received
- 14 December 2025
- Date accepted
- 14 December 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration SC621728
Registered 8 January 2026; updated 5 February 2026
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Television production company
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(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Television production company
- Name of company or organisation
- Oh! Television (not trading)
- Nature of business
- Television production company
- Additional information
- I am a director of this company. It has not traded.
Registered 11 January 2016
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Brendan in Parliament
LORNA JACKSON, RETIRING HEADTEACHER OF HERMITAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
9 signaturesThat this House acknowledges the outstanding work and commitment of Lorna Jackson, Headteacher at Hermitage Primary School in Helensburgh for the past 13 years; recognises that her exceptional leadership skills have made a significant impact on the success of the largest primary
4 Jul 2018
BETTY MACINTYRE - HERO NURSE OF THE YEAR 2018
10 signaturesThat this House congratulates Betty Macintyre from Oban in Argyll on being awarded Hero Nurse of the Year at the 2018 NHS Heroes Awards for her services to Midwifery in the Western Highlands of Scotland; acknowledges the outstanding contribution made by Betty, who, over the last
23 May 2018
THE WEE KELPIE, HELENSBURGH NAMED BEST TAKEAWAY IN SCOTLAND 2018
10 signaturesThat this House congratulates The Wee Kelpie fish and chip shop in Helensburgh on being named the Best Takeaway in Scotland at the 2018 Scottish Entertainment and Hospitality Awards; commends owners Kerr and Nicola Raeburn and all their staff on retaining their Scottish title, th
21 May 2018
LA BARCA HELENSBURGH SCOTLAND 2018
10 signaturesThat this House congratulates La Barca restaurant in Helensburgh on winning the title of Best World Cuisine for the fifth consecutive year at the 2018 Scottish Entertainment and Hospitality Awards; understands that the restaurant beat nine other finalists from right across Scotla
21 May 2018
CELTIC FOOTBALL CLUB - DOUBLE TREBLE WINNERS
14 signaturesThat this House congratulates all the players and management of Celtic Football Club on winning the 2018 Scottish Cup having beaten Motherwell FC by two goals to nil, thanks to goals from Callum McGregor and Olivier Ntcham thereby securing an unprecedented double-treble of back-t
21 May 2018
CAMPBELTOWN BRASS
9 signaturesThat this House acknowledges the outstanding contribution made by Campbeltown Brass which has, for the past 35 years, widened access to the performing arts for young people across South Kintyre, thereby ensuring that talented young musicians are given the opportunity to enjoy mak
23 Apr 2018
HELENSBURGH HEROES CENTRE
15 signaturesThat this House congratulates everyone involved in the recent opening of the Helensburgh Heroes Centre, a centre that recognises and celebrates the enormous contribution made by the people of Helensburgh and the surrounding district in areas as diverse as television, sport, music
5 Mar 2018
SMILEAWI DENTAL CHARITY IN MALAWI
17 signaturesThat this House commends the great work of Vicky and Nigel Milne of the the Hollies Dental Practice in Dunoon who have since 2012 been providing voluntary dental services to the people of Malawi and who in 2016 founded Smileawi, a charity dedicated to bringing treatment and pain
5 Mar 2018
LOMOND AND HELENSBURGH RUGBY UNDER-18 CHAMPIONS
13 signaturesThat this House congratulates all the players and coaching staff of Lomond and Helensburgh Rugby team on winning the Scottish Schools' Under-18 Plate when they defeated Marr College by 42 to 29 in a keenly contested final at Murrayfield; acknowledges the enormous contribution mad
13 Dec 2017
RBS BRANCH CLOSURES IN ARGYLL AND BUTE
19 signaturesThat this House condemns the decision of RBS to close 62 of its branches in Scotland including those in Campbeltown, Rothesay and lnveraray in Argyll and Bute; is deeply worried about the effect such closures will have on our rural communities, many of which will now be left with
6 Dec 2017
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