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Pete Wishart vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

241 same votes 63 different votes 304 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
50 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
50 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 0 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 3 No
Education 92% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 76% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 8 No
Energy 50% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 70% aligned 53 shared votes
37 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 11 No
Migration 71% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 650
Participation
62.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 552 of 650
1,279
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
563 eligible divisions
712
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
46.7 % of votes cast
567
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
187
53.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
56
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
509
+383.2 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Trade
75 of 89 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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