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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 924 shared comparable votes.

829 same votes 95 different votes 924 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
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
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 13 No
Energy 70% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
96 Aye 57 No
Tax 73% aligned 153 shared votes
103 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 77% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 14 No
Transport 84% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

54.3%
18% below average
Rank 609 of 649
Participation
69.0%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,289
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,374 eligible divisions
716
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
573
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

98
+16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Appearances
41
-40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 649
120
-21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 649
Contributions
29
-112.4 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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
£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
63 of 71 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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