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Pete Wishart vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 937 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 866 different votes 937 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
86 Aye 54 No
Tax 23% aligned 140 shared votes
50 Aye 90 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 13 No
Transport 11% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 13 No
Energy 11% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

54.3%
18% below average
Rank 609 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,289
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
716
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
573
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

99
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
Appearances
60
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
121
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Contributions
66
-76.2 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 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
197 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 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
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