Official portrait of Pete Wishart

Pete Wishart

Scottish National Party MP for Perth and Kinross-shire, since 7 June 2001

SNP Deputy Westminster Leader

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).

Scorecard

27.7% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote
159 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
416 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Scottish National Party MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
1294 Debates spoken in 133 written questions tabled

Ranked 629 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 No vote 80–298
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 No vote 99–371
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 170–301
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 171–302
21 May 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 68–242
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address No 307–171
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) No vote 104–316
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Aye 78–408
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) No vote 104–317
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) No vote 108–323
28 Apr 2026 Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No 304–28
28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No 308–81
28 Apr 2026 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 Aye 335–158
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Aye 223–335
27 Apr 2026 Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X Aye 272–64
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion No vote 279–176
27 Apr 2026 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) Aye 279–164
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 No vote 271–171
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C No vote 269–170
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) No vote 270–170
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C No vote 273–167
22 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F No vote 253–143
22 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X No vote 260–161
22 Apr 2026 Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B No vote 272–149
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 380–7

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Ridge Records - Royalty payments
Payer: Ridge Records Limited, 1 York Street, Aberdeen AB11 5DL.
Additional information: I am also an unremunerated director. Any royalty payments will be listed below.

On the register since 2 Apr 2026

Role, work or services: EMI - Royalty payments
Payer: EMI, EMI House, 43 Brook Green, London W6 7EF
Additional information: Royalty payments received in conjunction with Ridge Records Ltd. See entry for Ridge Records below.
(Registered 1 May 2015)

On the register since 21 May 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, trading as The Ivors Academy
Address of donor: Prager Metis LLP, 5A Bear Lane, Southwark, London SE1 0UH (Office address: 1 Upper James St, London W1F 9DE)
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The Ivors Academy provided a ticket and hospitality for the Ivor Novello Awards on 21 May 2026, value £984
Date received: 21 May 2026
Date accepted: 21 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03643088
(Registered 24 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Address of donor: 1-2 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: An invite to the Royal Military Tattoo, value £452
Date received: 20 August 2025
Date accepted: 20 August 2025
Donor status: other (Charity)
(Registered 18 September 2025)

On the register since 23 Feb 2026

Name of donor: UK Music
Address of donor: Savoy Hill House, 7-10 Savoy Hill, London WC2R 0BU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for Neil Young at BST concerts at Hyde Park. Shared with one other person, value £739.90
Date received: 11 July 2025
Date accepted: 11 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03245288
(Registered 29 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

Name of donor: UK MUsic
Address of donor: 33 Foley Street, London W1W 7TL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for myself and a staff member to the Music Producers Guild Awards 2025, value £708
Date received: 24 April 2025
Date accepted: 24 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03245288
(Registered 3 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

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Debates

1294 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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