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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1 AYE1 NO

Employment Rights Bill

2 votes · 15 Sept 2025

2 AYE

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

2 votes · 4 Sept 2025

2 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jul 2025

2 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jul 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill

2 votes · 1 Jul 2025

2 NO

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill

2 votes · 3 Jun 2025

2 AYE2 NO

Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM

4 votes · 14 May 2025

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

Immigration: Georgia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to withdraw Georgia from the list of safe states

AnsweredHome Office8 Nov 2024

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations of the 14th Report of Session 2017-19 of the

AnsweredHome Office8 Nov 2024

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of immigration detention (a) in total, (b) per person detained and (c) by d

AnsweredHome Office8 Nov 2024

Detention Centres: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of increasing the immigration detention estate by 290 places.

AnsweredHome Office8 Nov 2024

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to repeal Part II of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2024.

AnsweredHome Office8 Nov 2024

Arts: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made with Cabinet colleagues on easing restrictions for UK artists seeking to tour in EU countries.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport10 Oct 2024

Council of the Nations and Regions: Location

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, where the role of Envoy to the Regions and Nations will be based.

AnsweredCabinet Office9 Oct 2024

Council of the Nations and Regions: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total operating budget of the Envoy to the Regions and Nations will be.

AnsweredCabinet Office9 Oct 2024

Council of the Nations and Regions: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full time equivalent staff will be allocated to the office of the Envoy to the Regions and Nations.

AnsweredCabinet Office9 Oct 2024

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding was allocated to the Pension Credit week of action campaign, launched on 2 September 2024.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions9 Sept 2024
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