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Jake Richards vs Pete Wishart

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Pete Wishart voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 101 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 62 different votes 101 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
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 74% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 4 No
Tax 19% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

72.8 %
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 650
410
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,279
2,349 eligible divisions
213
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
712
55.7 % of votes cast
197
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
567
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
66
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
203
+77.2 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 89 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: China spying case 28 Oct 2025
Aye
No
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Remaining Stages: Amendment 9 15 Oct 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 5 15 Oct 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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