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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Pete Wishart

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Pete Wishart voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,003 shared comparable votes.

930 same votes 73 different votes 1,003 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
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 20 No
Benefits 74% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 9 No
Energy 82% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
93 Aye 39 No
Tax 84% aligned 132 shared votes
90 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 647
Participation
54.9 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 647
1,765
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,323 eligible divisions
989
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
709
55.6 % of votes cast
776
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
567
44.4 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

76
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 647
Appearances
65
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 647
103
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 647
Contributions
74
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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