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Andrew Western vs Pete Wishart

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Pete Wishart voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 79 different votes 277 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 2 No
Trade 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 48 No
Migration 94% aligned 66 shared votes
18 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 16 No
Tax 34% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 39% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 54% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
54.3%
18% below average
Rank 609 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,289
2,376 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
716
55.5% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
573
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
101
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
298
+152.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Contributions
121
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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