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Pete Wishart vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Lucy Powell voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 900 shared comparable votes.

817 same votes 83 different votes 900 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
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Energy 67% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
84 Aye 40 No
Tax 77% aligned 124 shared votes
92 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 17 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 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
65.9%
7% below average
Rank 502 of 649
1,289
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,372 eligible divisions
716
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
876
56.0% of votes cast
573
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
687
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

98
+17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
5
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
120
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Contributions
5
-134.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 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
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