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Pete Wishart vs Cat Smith

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


Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Cat Smith voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 983 shared comparable votes.

902 same votes 81 different votes 983 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
34 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 11 No
Energy 65% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
80 Aye 38 No
Tax 80% aligned 118 shared votes
86 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 12 No
Transport 86% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

53.7%
19% below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
1,293
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,406 eligible divisions
719
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
54.0% of votes cast
574
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
797
46.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

113
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
26
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
141
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Contributions
31
-125.0 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30% above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
4
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 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API