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Pete Wishart vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Peter Dowd voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 915 shared comparable votes.

825 same votes 90 different votes 915 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
5 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
92 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 160 shared votes
95 Aye 65 No
Most different by topic
93 Aye 57 No
Tax 75% aligned 150 shared votes
103 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 77% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 13 No
Energy 78% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 15 No
Benefits 89% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 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
69.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 647
1,276
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,616
2,333 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.2 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
708
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
30
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
77
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Contributions
13
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 615 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
57 of 64 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
72 of 91 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
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
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
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
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
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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