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Pete Wishart vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 987 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 925 different votes 987 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 12 No
Energy 21% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
93 Aye 39 No
Tax 20% aligned 132 shared votes
34 Aye 98 No
16 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
37 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Benefits 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

54.9 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 647
Participation
72.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 647
1,276
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,680
2,323 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
45.7 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
913
54.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

65
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 647
Appearances
63
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 647
74
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 647
Contributions
86
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 297 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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