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Pete Wishart vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Esther McVey voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 834 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 772 different votes 834 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
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
74 Aye 39 No
Tax 23% aligned 113 shared votes
35 Aye 78 No
13 Aye 9 No
Energy 14% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
31 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 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
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
1,289
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
716
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
573
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

99
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Appearances
108
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
121
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Contributions
159
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 179 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30% above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
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
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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