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Pete Wishart vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Andy McDonald voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 979 shared comparable votes.

896 same votes 83 different votes 979 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
19 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 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
98 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 170 shared votes
101 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 11 No
Energy 72% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
96 Aye 43 No
Tax 79% aligned 139 shared votes
99 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 87% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

54.7 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 647
Participation
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 302 of 647
1,276
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,333 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
983
55.9 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
777
44.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

67
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
Appearances
89
+22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
77
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Contributions
124
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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