Pete Wishart

MP since 7 Jun 2001

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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).

1285

Votes Cast

£294,385

Expenses 2024-25

4,127

Majority

37.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£294,385

Staffing£210,507
Travel£31,654
Accommodation£28,509
Office£23,714

Year-on-Year

2024-25£294,385
2023-24£268,798
2022-23£242,610
2021-22£194,750
2020-21£216,821
2019-20£195,898
2018-19£183,229
2017-18£176,198
2016-17£145,952
2015-16£146,817
2014-15£147,998
2013-14£150,879
2012-13£151,820
2011-12£145,747
2010-11£42,143

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 50,077 voters

Scottish National Party
18,928 votes37.8%
Conservative
14,801 votes29.6%
Labour
9,018 votes18.0%
Liberal Democrat
3,681 votes7.3%
Reform UK
2,970 votes5.9%
Independent
679 votes1.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

45

Written Questions

18

Oral Questions

131

Debates Spoken In

304

Speeches

163

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 716No: 569

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2 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

1 AYE2 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

2 votes · 20 May 2026

3 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

3 votes · 23 Mar 2026

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Financial Interests(5)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

UK Music

Two tickets for Neil Young at BST concerts at Hyde Park. Shared with one other person

11 July 2025

£740
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

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

UK MUsic

Two tickets and hospitality for myself and a staff member to the Music Producers Guild Awards 2025

24 April 2025

£708
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

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

An invite to the Royal Military Tattoo

20 August 2025

£452
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

Employment and earnings

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.

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Pete in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of whether the current immigration system meets Scotland’s projected workforce needs over the next ten years.

Home Office28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of international examples of regional migration schemes, including those operating in Canada and Australia, and the

Home Office28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of UK asylum processing backlogs on Scottish local authority public services.

Home Office28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reduced numbers of EU students on the financial stability of higher education institutio

Department for Education28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reduced numbers of EU students on the financial stability of higher education institutio

Department for Education28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the number of overseas university students enrolling in UK higher education institutions since the UK’

Department for Education28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions officials in her Department have had with a) the Scottish Government and b) representatives of Scottish universities regarding the fall in

Department for Education28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of international graduates who have remained in the UK via the Graduate Route visa since its

Home Office28 Aug 2026

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 23(5) of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, whether her Department intends to carry out individual destitution tests on al

Home Office15 Jul 2026

Age Assurance: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of AI facial age estimation technology by Border Force and police on vulnerable c

AnsweredHome Office2 Jun 2026
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