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

Staffing£250,784
Travel£55,978
Accommodation£28,738
Office£21,349
Other£1,199

Year-on-Year

2024-25£358,048
2023-24£322,784
2022-23£300,999
2021-22£226,449
2020-21£197,066
2019-20£192,305
2018-19£203,315
2017-18£195,906
2016-17£190,892
2015-16£132,233

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 44,862 voters

Scottish National Party
15,582 votes34.7%
Conservative
9,350 votes20.8%
Labour
8,585 votes19.1%
Liberal Democrat
7,359 votes16.4%
Reform UK
3,045 votes6.8%
Independent
941 votes2.1%

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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2 AYE4 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

6 votes · 15 Apr 2026

5 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

2 AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 11 Mar 2026

3 AYE

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

3 votes · 23 Feb 2026

Financial Interests(7)

Visits outside the UK

Bellweather International

£3,014
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
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
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
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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support religious minorities displaced by conflict in Myanmar, including Rohingya Muslims a

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to support international efforts on addressing legal mechanisms that may hinder fossil fuel phase-out polic

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how the Government aligns its climate commitments with continued support for investor–state dispute settlement provisions in bilateral investment

Department for Business and Trade22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of investor–state dispute settlement provisions in the Colombia–UK Bilateral Inves

Department for Business and Trade22 Apr 2026

Israel: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of recent Israeli legislation in

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office15 Apr 2026

Humanitarian Aid: Yazidis

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what outcomes resulted from engagement with Mir Hazem Tahsin Beg in July 2025 in relation to (a) support for Yazidi com

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office16 Mar 2026

Lebanon: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to increase bilateral and multilateral humanitarian assistance to Lebanon.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office12 Mar 2026

Lebanon: Civilians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the protection of civilians in Lebanon.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office12 Mar 2026

Lebanon: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to support unaccompanied and separated children in Lebanon.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office12 Mar 2026

Lebanon: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help ensure unrestricted humanitarian access in Lebanon.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office12 Mar 2026
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