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Pete Wishart vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Paula Barker voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 635 shared comparable votes.

564 same votes 71 different votes 635 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
18 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 5 No
Energy 60% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
54 Aye 30 No
Tax 67% aligned 84 shared votes
62 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 76% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 0 No
Education 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 82% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 231 of 647
1,276
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
1,615 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
667
52.5 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
604
47.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
46
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
77
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Contributions
43
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 504 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
60 of 63 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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
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
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
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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