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Pete Wishart vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Richard Burgon voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,045 shared comparable votes.

977 same votes 68 different votes 1,045 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
12 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
35 Aye 94 No
Migration 99% aligned 129 shared votes
36 Aye 93 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 13 No
Energy 79% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
100 Aye 46 No
Tax 79% aligned 146 shared votes
100 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 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
79.9 %
7 % above average
Rank 205 of 647
1,276
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,865
2,333 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,027
55.1 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
838
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
40
2.1 % 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
77
+10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 647
74
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 647
Contributions
89
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
70 of 75 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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 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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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
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