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Pete Wishart vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 939 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 893 different votes 939 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
11 Aye 11 No
Energy 23% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
93 Aye 52 No
Tax 14% aligned 145 shared votes
43 Aye 102 No
13 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 12% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 74 No
Migration 4% aligned 111 shared votes
70 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 11 No
Transport 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 37 No
Trade 0% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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
66.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 647
1,276
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,544
2,323 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.6 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % 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
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

65
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 647
Appearances
4
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 647
74
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 647
Contributions
9
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 621 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
173 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Opposition Day: China spying case 28 Oct 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
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