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Pete Wishart vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Michael Shanks voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

125 same votes 67 different votes 192 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
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 26 No
Migration 97% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 29% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 30% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 17 No
Tax 34% aligned 41 shared votes
31 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 1 No
Transport 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,285
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
714
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
571
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

92
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
Appearances
100
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
108
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
Contributions
402
+262.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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