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Pete Wishart vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Alison McGovern voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 957 shared comparable votes.

878 same votes 79 different votes 957 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
9 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
95 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 161 shared votes
96 Aye 65 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Energy 71% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 12 No
Benefits 73% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
93 Aye 43 No
Tax 82% aligned 136 shared votes
95 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

54.3%
18% below average
Rank 609 of 649
Participation
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 649
1,289
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,659
2,372 eligible divisions
716
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
919
55.4% of votes cast
573
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
740
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

98
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
62
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
120
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Contributions
429
+288.5 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30% above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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
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
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