Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber.

One notable act sets O'Hara apart from his SNP colleagues: in January 2025 he voted against his own party on the WASPI pension compensation motion, one of only a handful of rebel votes in an otherwise near-perfect record of party loyalty. More recently he voted to refer Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment and opposed both sets of asylum support regulations -- positions consistent with SNP lines, but worth noting for constituents tracking his immigration and accountability stances. His local profile has been raised by public calls for a transparent inquiry into nuclear safety at Faslane, advocacy for a constituent detained in Iran's Evin Prison, and contributions to the Westminster debate on rural fuel costs.

His parliamentary participation rate of 31% -- well below the Commons average -- reflects the SNP's selective engagement strategy rather than individual disengagement, but constituents should be aware votes are missed. Where he does vote, he breaks 99% with his party. His speeches skew heavily toward defence (56 contributions), with economy, cost-of-living and immigration also featuring -- a pattern that maps closely onto his constituency's concerns: a major naval base, remote rural communities, and dispersed populations with high transport costs.

O'Hara holds no select committee seats, limiting his formal scrutiny role. His stance data flags one meaningful divergence from SNP colleagues: on pension protection votes he sits 47 percentage points below the party average -- context that makes his WASPI rebel vote less of a surprise. Local news coverage over the past year has been broadly positive, centred on constituency casework and advocacy. No news data is available for the most recent 90-day window.