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Pete Wishart vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 93 different votes 396 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
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 4 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 75 No
Migration 96% aligned 94 shared votes
19 Aye 75 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 2 No
Transport 33% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 37% aligned 67 shared votes
46 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 5 No
Energy 44% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 45% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 0 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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 650
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 650
1,280
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
868
1,145 eligible divisions
713
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
427
49.2 % of votes cast
567
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
441
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

74
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Appearances
54
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
84
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
Contributions
72
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 400 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Trade
75 of 89 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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