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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1365 votes — page 7 of 55
1 AYE1 NONational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill
2 votes · 3 Dec 2024
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill
2 votes · 3 Dec 2024
2 AYEPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
2 votes · 19 Nov 2024
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
2 votes · 19 Nov 2024
2 AYE2 NOHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee
4 votes · 12 Nov 2024
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee
4 votes · 12 Nov 2024
2 AYEGreat British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
Great British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
1 AYE1 NOEmployment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
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
China: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in China on the recent detention of members of Zion Church; and what
Zhang Zhan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on the re-sentencing of Zhang Zhan; and what diplomatic steps
China: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on (a) Christian churches in that country and (b) the arrest
Isaac Herzog
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has granted a Special Mission Immunity certificate to President Isaac Herzog of Israel in advanc
Egypt: Baha'i Faith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Egyptian authorities on reports of discrimination against the Baha’i commu
Juan López
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Honduran counterpart on the killing of Juan López.
Development Aid: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department is reducing programme funding to the Education, Gender and Equality Directorate by; and what as
Gaza: Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the reported comments of the OHCHR spokesperson on 11 July 2025, if he will have discussions with his
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterparts in (a) Israel and (b) the United States on the effectiveness of th
Israel and West Bank: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many evacuation flights have been arranged for UK nationals from (a) Israel, and (b) the West Bank since 13 June 20
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