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Pete Wishart vs Sir Stephen Timms

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 Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,060 shared comparable votes.

968 same votes 92 different votes 1,060 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
98 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
98 Aye 75 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
34 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Energy 65% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 19 No
Benefits 79% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
99 Aye 48 No
Tax 81% aligned 147 shared votes
99 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

54.7 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 647
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 647
1,276
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,333 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
55.2 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
822
44.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
32 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

67
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
51
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
77
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Contributions
149
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 146 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 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
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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