Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Brendan O'Hara
Scottish National Party, MP since 2015
Claimed in 2024-25
£358,048
2nd highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£250,784
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£21,349
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£28,738
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£55,978
Other costs
uncapped items outside the main budgets
£1,199
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 71,756 electors
£4.99
Outside money on the register
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- Name of donor: Korber-Stiftung Address of donor: Pariser Platz 4A, 10117 Berlin Germany Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Two nights hotel accommodation at Schloss Neuhardenberg incl. breakfast (£240), meals (£213), return flights from London (£431), airport transfers(£283), value £1,167 Destination of visit: Germany (Neuhardenberg) Dates of visit: 3 June 2026 to 5 June 2026 Purpose of visit: As chair of the APPG on Greenland I was invited by the Korber Stifung to attend their annual Korber Policy Game in Neuhardenberg, Germany. Along with politicians, security experts, diplomats and academics from the UK, Denmark/Greenland, Norway and Germany, we were there to discuss and scenario-plan a European response to a potential crisis in the Arctic. (Registered 22 June 2026)
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- 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)
Miscellaneous
- A Director of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 26 April 2021 (Registered 19 May 2021)
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
- Name: Catherine O'Hara Relationship: Spouse Role: Office Manager Working pattern: Full time (Registered 19 January 2016; updated 8 October 2020)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.