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Brendan O'Hara
Scottish National Party MP for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
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).
Seat status
Safe
Percentage of votes
13.89%
Recent swing
-9.4% Scottish National Party
Party
Top donors:
Bellweather International (£3,014)
Enersoft International Limited (£900)
International Human Rights Committee (£885)
Key Parliamentary Votes
See where your MP stands on these issues
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against
Courts and Tribunals Bill
✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against
Where Brendan fits into things
Sir Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Brendan O'Hara
Scottish National Party MP for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships