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
Majority size
6,232
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 VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Brendan voted with the majority
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
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Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Brendan voted with the majority
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Where Brendan fits into things
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