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Pete Wishart vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 919 shared comparable votes.

848 same votes 71 different votes 919 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 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
88 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 158 shared votes
91 Aye 67 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Energy 70% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
95 Aye 43 No
Tax 81% aligned 138 shared votes
99 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 13 No
Transport 84% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
67.3%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,289
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,597
2,372 eligible divisions
716
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
55.7% of votes cast
573
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
707
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

98
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
57
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
120
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Contributions
91
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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