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Pete Wishart vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Jim McMahon voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 933 shared comparable votes.

847 same votes 86 different votes 933 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
21 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 11 No
Energy 70% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 73% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
93 Aye 44 No
Tax 82% aligned 137 shared votes
96 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

54.7 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 647
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 395 of 647
1,276
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,668
2,333 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
56.3 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
729
43.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

67
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
71
+4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
77
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Contributions
117
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Education
79 of 95 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 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
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 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
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
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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