• Scottish National Party MP for Perth & Perthshire North
• Spokesperson (Overseas Aid; Culture, Media & Sport; Ministry of Justice) (since 29 Aug 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 1,521 votes. — 572nd out of 630 MPs.
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How Pete Wishart voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Scotland, Culture Media and Sport, Defence, Treasury, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Expenditure, Press Releases, Scotland, Departmental Contracts, Consultants

(based on written questions asked by Pete Wishart and answered by departments)

Orders of the Day: Counter-Terrorism Bill (19 Nov 2008)

“The hon. Gentleman is advancing a powerful argument. Given the Government's determination to see this through and try to secure the 42-day measure, and given the total opposition to which the hon. Gentleman rightly refers, would it not provide added security for the measure to be included in the Bill, at least to ensure that it is stopped in its tracks?”

Orders of the Day: Counter-Terrorism Bill (19 Nov 2008)

“The Minister is being generous in giving way. Can he clarify something for me, because we are getting confused about access to information, especially for families who have lost relatives who are soldiers abroad? As he will know, in Scotland, we do not have coroners' courts; we have fatal accident inquiries. However, coroners' courts still cover the deaths of Scottish soldiers abroad. Indeed,...”

British Day (12 Nov 2008)

“I am grateful for those figures. Has the Minister any idea why they are so different from all the other social attitude surveys that we have seen in the past five years, which clearly show a trend in the other direction?”

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 155 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 51% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Note SNP MPs do not vote on legislation not affecting Scotland.
• People have made 7 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 65 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Pete Wishart speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 222 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £6,209 (63rd). Rail £1,894 (343rd). Air £13,906 (16th).