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Pete Wishart
Scottish National Party MP for Perth & Perthshire North
- Also represented North Tayside
- Spokesperson (Overseas Aid; Culture, Media & Sport) (since 7 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 1,521 votes. — 582nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Pete Wishart voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 14 Jan 2009)
- Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (since 25 Nov 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Scotland, Culture Media and Sport, Home Department, Treasury, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Expenditure, Press Releases, Scotland, Departmental Official Hospitality, Departmental Contracts
(based on written questions asked by Pete Wishart and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video
“May we have a debate on how current immigration policy impacts on widows and widowers? My constituent Nidhi Singh recently had to return to India from Perth with her two small children following the tragic and untimely death of her husband, just a few months short of securing permanent right to remain in the UK. Surely the right hon. and learned Lady finds that discriminatory and unfair. The...”
More of Pete Wishart's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 146 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Note SNP MPs do not vote on legislation not affecting Scotland. - People have made 8 annotations 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.
- 66 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Pete Wishart speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 245 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £21,737 (301st) | £19,101 (417th) | £18,018 | £19,200 (351st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £18,198 (417th) | £15,833 (joint 205th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £24,165 (66th) | £19,331 (411th) | £21,238 | £13,520 (542nd) | £17,866 (476th) | £16,068 (516th) | £20,842 (141st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £76,669 (570th) | £77,724 (507th) | £63,857 | £65,110 (542nd) | £61,195 (579th) | £61,029 (496th) | £34,005 (600th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,297 (107th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £24,609 (6th)* | £22,009 (15th)** | £19,480 | £22,419 (35th) | £24,003 (27th) | £20,580 (42nd) | £17,287 (36th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £4,168 (3rd) | £2,980 (9th) | £3,693 | £3,694 (12th) | £3,597 (8th) | £1,030 (167th) | £6,064 (1st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,204 (151st) | £1,349 (joint 184th) | £1,289 | £1,620 (153rd) | £1,906 (80th) | £2,091 (joint 76th) | £1,820 (103rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,838 (147th) | £3,626 (224th) | £4,228 | £3,931 (193rd) | £6,795 (59th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,159 (joint 397th) | £1,022 (joint 378th) | £1,022 | £1,912 (277th) | £1,912 (272nd) | £1,912 (269th) | £1,912 (254th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £167,846 (24th) | £147,142 (134th) | £132,825 | £131,406 (joint 162nd) | £137,607 (43rd) | £120,908 (146th) | £97,763 (119th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,247 (185th). Rail £1,998 (354th). Air £16,470 (5th). Misc £1,144 (26th). Other: European £750 (75th).
** Car £6,209 (63rd). Rail £1,894 (343rd). Air £13,906 (16th).