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Pete Wishart vs Jake Richards

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 Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Jake Richards voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 102 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 62 different votes 102 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
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 74% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 17 No
Tax 19% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Defence 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 378 of 649
1,285
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
714
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
52.4 % of votes cast
571
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Appearances
61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: China spying case 28 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Remaining Stages: Amendment 9 15 Oct 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 5 15 Oct 2025
Transport
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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