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Pete Wishart vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 883 shared comparable votes.

823 same votes 60 different votes 883 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
32 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
32 Aye 56 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
98 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 168 shared votes
101 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 16 No
Benefits 77% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
78 Aye 45 No
Tax 85% aligned 123 shared votes
86 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 9 No
Energy 87% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 647
1,276
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,465
2,333 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
843
57.5 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
622
42.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

65
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 647
Appearances
38
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 647
74
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 647
Contributions
265
+146.3 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 64 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 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
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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