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).

Voting attendance record for Pete Wishart

LAST 10 DIVISIONS

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2

Taxation Employment & Workers Rights Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✗ No

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

Employment & Workers Rights Pensions

23 Mar 2026

✗ No

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

Taxation Pensions Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✗ No

Opposition day motion: fuel duty

Taxation Transport

18 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms

Digital & AI Child Welfare & Safeguarding

24 Feb 2026

✓ Aye

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3

Economy & Finance Trade & Industry

23 Feb 2026

✓ Aye

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3

Welfare & Benefits

23 Feb 2026

✓ Aye

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading

Welfare & Benefits

23 Feb 2026

✓ Aye

VOTES BY CATEGORY

Employment & Workers Rights 50
Taxation 36
Parliamentary Procedure 36
Welfare & Benefits 18
Other / Procedural 15
Pensions 13
Economy & Finance 12
Energy & Utilities 10
Trade & Industry 9
Digital & AI 8
Immigration & Asylum 7
Freedom of Information & Transparency 5
Justice & Law 5
Drug & Alcohol Policy 3
Transport 3
Environment & Climate 3
Foreign Affairs & Defence 3
Child Welfare & Safeguarding 2
Devolution 2
Education & Skills 2
Small Business 2
Media & Culture 1
Women's Rights 1
Food & Agriculture 1
Policing & Crime 1
NHS & Health 1

LEAST POPULAR DIVISIONS VOTED IN

Low-participation divisions where Pete Wishart voted

Closure motion

Other / Procedural

25 Apr 2025

✓ Aye

42 MPs voted

Sit in private

Other / Procedural

25 Apr 2025

✗ No

53 MPs voted

Women’s State Pension age (Ombudsman report and compensation scheme): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Pensions Women's Rights

28 Jan 2025

✓ Aye

67 MPs voted

King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d)

Other / Procedural

23 Jul 2024

✓ Aye

128 MPs voted

Great British Energy Bill Report Stage: Amendment 4

Energy & Utilities Trade & Industry

29 Oct 2024

✓ Aye

128 MPs voted

MOST POPULAR DIVISIONS NOT VOTED IN

High-participation divisions where Pete Wishart did not vote

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading

20 Jun 2025 574 MPs voted

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45

09 Jul 2025 556 MPs voted

Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates)

02 Dec 2025 535 MPs voted

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

20 Jan 2026 533 MPs voted

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading

16 Dec 2025 531 MPs voted