Pete Wishart

Pete Wishart

Constituency: Perth and Kinross-shire

Party: Scottish National Party

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Synopsis

Pete Wishart is the Scottish National Party MP for Perth and Kinross-shire, and has been an MP continually since 7 June 2001. He currently undertakes the roles of SNP Deputy Westminster Leader, Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs), and Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution).

Pete Wishart has been an MP since June 2001, making him the longest-serving member of the Scottish National Party and the 33rd longest-serving MP overall. His parliamentary activity shows a notable divergence between his voting and debate participation, with a voting participation rate of 31.26% placing him 601st out of 650 MPs, while his 383 debate contributions rank him 156th overall. His contributions to debates have primarily focused on immigration and asylum, procedural matters, and justice and law, whereas his voting has concentrated on employment and workers' rights, taxation, and parliamentary procedure.

Summary generated on 07/03/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

138 / 449

30.73%

Ranked #606 of 650 MPs (7th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

135 / 7169

397 total contributions

Ranked #169 of 650 MPs (74th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

4

£4,049.97

£

Total declared interests