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Pete Wishart vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 931 shared comparable votes.

881 same votes 50 different votes 931 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
87 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
87 Aye 70 No
36 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
36 Aye 79 No
25 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
86 Aye 38 No
Tax 85% aligned 124 shared votes
87 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 87% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 9 No
Energy 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 490 of 647
1,276
2,324 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,552
2,324 eligible divisions
709
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.7 % of votes cast
567
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
656
42.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

65
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 647
Appearances
59
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 647
74
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 647
Contributions
304
+189.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
177 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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