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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).
Seat status
Relatively safe
Percentage of votes
8.24%
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)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Pete voted with the majority
DID NOT VOTE29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
DID NOT VOTE11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Where Pete fits into things
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