Voting Record — MPs for North Tayside

Pete Wishart

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

NameFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)
Pete Wishart (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 SNP 0 votes out of 605, 0.0% 605 votes out of 1246, 48.6%
John Swinney (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 SNP 1 vote out of 259, 0.4% 259 votes out of 1273, 20.3%

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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Votes by Pete Wishart MP
HouseDateSubjectPete WishartSNP VoteRôle
Commons22 Mar 2005Budget Resolutions 2005 — Corporation Tax (Charge and Rate for 2006) tellnono Teller
Commons26 Jan 2005Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityunknown Unknown
Commons20 Jul 2004Energy Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) tellnono Teller
Commons7 Jun 2004Nomination of Select Committees tellnono Teller
Commons23 Mar 2004Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 36. Construction industry scheme tellnono Teller
Commons9 Mar 2004Young People and Democracy tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Mar 2004Iraq — Attorney-General's Advice tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Jan 2004Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill tellnono Teller
Commons30 Oct 2003Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees — PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 2) tellnono Teller
Commons30 Oct 2003Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees tellnono Teller
Commons14 May 2003Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — Rate of Duty on Spirits tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions — Corporation Tax (Charge And Rate For 2004) tellnono Teller
Commons3 Feb 2003European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 2 — Electoral Commission Recommendations tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Jan 2003Lord Chancellor's Department tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Dec 2002Communications Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Jun 2002House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee) tellnono Teller
Commons9 May 2002Finance Bill — Clause 90 — Supplementary charge in respect of ring fence trades tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Apr 2002Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation tellnono Teller
Commons6 Mar 2002Office of Communications Bill [Lords] — Schedule — Further Provision About OFCOM tellnono Teller
Commons6 Mar 2002Office of Communications Bill [Lords] — New Clause 4 — OFCOM offices in Wales and Scotland tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Mar 2002Nuclear Power — Confidence in planning process in Scotland and Wales tellnono Teller
Commons5 Mar 2002Nuclear Power — Planning decisions should be taken in Scotland and Wales — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Mar 2002Steel Industry tellnono Teller
Commons5 Mar 2002Steel Industry tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Feb 2002Proceeds of Crime Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 447 — Orders and regulations tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Treasury tellayeaye Teller
Votes by John Swinney MP
HouseDateSubjectJohn SwinneySNP VoteRôle
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2000"Table - 21. Income tax (charge and rates for 2000-01) tellnono Teller
Commons4 Mar 1998Scotland Bill - Cross-border public bodies: initial status tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Jan 1998Government of Wales Bill - Membership minorityunknown Unknown
Commons28 Jul 1997Finance Bill — Rate of duty on spirits tellayeaye Teller

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
15% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
43% Academy Schools - for
59% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
36% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
47% Apprenticeships
50% Assisted Dying
13% Asylum System - More strict
0% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50% Ban fox hunting
77% Bankers' Bonus Tax
100% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
50% Business and community control of schools: For
17% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
83% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
33% Closed Material Proceedure
40% Coalition Programme for Government - For
19% Control Orders
0% Crossrail - In favour
50% Cull Badgers
25% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
22% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Do more to help refugees inclding children
0% Employee Shareholder Status
69% Employment rights
15% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
74% Energy Prices - More Affordable
2% English Votes on English Laws etc.
8% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
75% European Union Integration - For
20% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
72% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
20% Foundation hospitals - In favour
50% Fox hunting - Ban
67% Fully Elected House of Lords
76% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
89% Further devolution to Scotland
88% Further devolution to Wales
88% Gambling - Against permissiveness
31% GP Commissioning in the NHS
86% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
10% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
56% Higher taxes on banks
0% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
79% Homosexuality - Equal rights
78% HS2 - In Favour
90% Human Rights and Equality
8% Identity cards - For introduction
17% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
83% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
0% Increase Air Passenger Duty
15% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
22% Increase VAT
83% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
83% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
14% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
64% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
50% Localise Council Tax Support
39% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
61% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75% Mansion Tax
8% Mass Retention of Communications Data
36% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50% Member trustees on pension boards
50% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
78% Minimum Wage
16% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% More Emergency Service Workers
75% More funds for social care
53% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
100% No detention without charge or trial
93% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
0% Nuclear power - For
73% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58% Pension auto-enrolment - For
50% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
50% Police and Crime Commissioners
14% Post office - in favour of Government policy
86% Post office closures - against
76% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
6% Privatise Royal Mail
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
78% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
20% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
69% Public Ownership of Railways
62% Rail Fares - Lower
3% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
7% Reduce capital gains tax
49% Reduce central funding for local government
13% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
50% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
14% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
17% Reducing the number of MPs - for
37% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
36% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29% Register of Lobbyists
66% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
95% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
1% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
50% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50% Retain funds from council house sales locally
50% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
96% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
58% Right to strike
83% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
69% Same Sex Marriage - for
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
50% Smoking ban - In favour
50% State control of bus services
72% Stop climate change
74% Support current and former armed service members
37% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
75% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
30% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
15% Tougher on illegal immigration
9% Trade Unions - Restrict
1% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58% Transparency of Parliament
0% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92% University education fees - Should be free
1% University Tuition Fees - For
24% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
79% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
86% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2001-2005, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
88.7%Mr Jonathan SayeedMid Bedfordshirewhilst Independent
86.8% George GallowayGlasgow Kelvinwhilst Independent
76.3%Mr Paul MarsdenShrewsbury and Atchamwhilst LDem
73.9% Richard Younger-RossTeignbridgeLDem
71.8%Mr Parmjit GillLeicester SouthLDem

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