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Pete Wishart
Scottish National Party MP for Perth and Kinross-shire
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).
MessageSeat status
Relatively safe
Majority size
4,127
Recent swing
-7.5% Scottish National Party
Party
Scottish National Party
Top donors:
UK Music (£739)
UK MUsic (£708)
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (£452)
SUPPORTED
Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 172-334
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion passed, 344-173
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SUPPORTED
Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 187-351
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Where Pete fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Pete Wishart
Member of Parliament
Perth and Kinross-shire
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships