MP for Perth and Kinross-shire
SNP Deputy Westminster Leader
“A party loyalist who rarely rebels and holds a senior SNP leadership role at Westminster.”
Pete Wishart is a long-serving SNP MP for Perth and Kinross-shire, first elected in 2001. He currently serves as SNP Deputy Westminster Leader and, from March 2026, sits on the Panel of Chairs; in Parliament he has held a range of shadow spokesperson roles and served on numerous committees.
Wishart has a 100% party loyalty score with no rebel votes and attendance above the party average. He generally backs welfare and health funding, such as Universal Credit and NHS funding, and supports regulation of public services like bus services. He tends to oppose tighter immigration controls and Rwanda deportation plans, while his votes on VAT, transgender rights and trade union powers are more mixed.
Declares six financial interests, including gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; employment and earnings; and ad hoc payments related to employment.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Scottish National Party average: 35%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Scottish National Party average: 100%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
35 positions
Panel of Chairs
Since Mar 2026
SNP Deputy Westminster Leader
Since Jul 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
Since Jul 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution)
Since Jul 2024
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Sept 2022 - Dec 2022
Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons
Feb 2021 - Sept 2022
Liaison Committee (Commons)
May 2020 - May 2024
Scottish Affairs Committee
Jan 2020 - May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
Jan 2020 - Feb 2021
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
King's Speech Motion for an Address
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
AYEDraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NODraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NOPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
AYEChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Panel of Chairs
Parliamentary role · 20 Mar 2026
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Parliamentary role · 12 Feb 2025
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution)
Opposition role · 10 Jul 2024
SNP Deputy Westminster Leader
Opposition role · 10 Jul 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
Opposition role · 10 Jul 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Opposition role · 8 Sept 2022
Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons
Opposition role · 1 Feb 2021
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
