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Pete Wishart vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,087 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 1,026 different votes 1,087 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
94 Aye 56 No
Tax 19% aligned 150 shared votes
53 Aye 97 No
20 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 13 No
Energy 7% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 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
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 647
1,276
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,877
2,323 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
891
47.5 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
986
52.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

65
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 647
Appearances
67
+3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 647
74
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 647
Contributions
85
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
204 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 88 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
49 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
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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