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Pete Wishart vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 75 different votes 419 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
9 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
63 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 91 shared votes
66 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Defence 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Benefits 45% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Energy 56% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 64% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 74% aligned 77 shared votes
49 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 611 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 137 of 650
1,276
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
558 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
21
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
82
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Contributions
43
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Trade
75 of 89 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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 Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
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
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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