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Pete Wishart vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Andrew Western 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
30 Aye 17 No
Tax 34% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 39% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 40% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 54% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
1,289
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
716
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
573
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% 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
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 649
Contributions
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 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
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 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
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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