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John McDonnell vs Pete Wishart

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Pete Wishart voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,057 shared comparable votes.

972 same votes 85 different votes 1,057 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 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 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
37 Aye 98 No
Migration 99% aligned 135 shared votes
36 Aye 99 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 13 No
Energy 70% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
109 Aye 49 No
Tax 73% aligned 158 shared votes
103 Aye 55 No
19 Aye 17 No
Transport 83% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.6 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
571
44.4 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
6
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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 Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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