Pete Wishart MP
Scottish National Party
Perth and Kinross-shire
M
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).
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£70,492
/ £93,904 annual
274 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£984
1 registered interest published in 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
£984
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£71,476
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Perth and Kinross-shire
current
2005-05-05 → 2024-05-30
Perth and North Perthshire
2001-06-07 → 2005-05-05
North Tayside
Party history
2001-06-07 → present
Scottish National Party
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2024-07-10 → present
SNP Deputy Westminster Leader
2024-07-10 → present
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2024-07-10 → present
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution)
2022-09-08 → 2022-12-12
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2021-02-01 → 2022-09-08
Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons
2020-01-07 → 2021-02-01
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2017-06-20 → 2021-02-01
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution)
2017-06-20 → 2020-01-07
Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons
2015-05-20 → 2017-06-20
Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Leader of the House of Commons)
2010-06-15 → 2015-05-20
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture and Sport)
2010-06-15 → 2015-05-20
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution)
2007-10-10 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Justice)
2007-10-10 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2005-05-10 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Spokesperson (International Development)
2005-05-10 → 2007-10-10
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2001-06-01 → 2007-06-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
2001-05-10 → 2005-05-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Transport)
2001-05-10 → 2005-05-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2001-05-10 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
Committee memberships
2005-07-12 → 2008-11-24
Administration Committee
2020-01-27 → 2024-05-30
Scottish Affairs Committee
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2017-07-12 → 2019-11-06
Scottish Affairs Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2015-06-18 → 2017-05-03
Scottish Affairs Committee
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2008-11-24 → 2010-05-06
Scottish Affairs Committee
2010-11-18 → 2012-11-09
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
2015-06-15 → 2017-05-03
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2020-05-20 → 2024-05-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2017-11-06 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2015-09-10 → 2017-05-03
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2015-11-10 → 2017-05-03
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2019-02-13 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
2019-05-15 → 2022-09-08
House of Commons Commission
2019-05-15 → 2022-09-08
Members Estimate Committee
2025-02-12 → 2025-03-18
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
2026-03-20 → present
Panel of Chairs
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
pete.wishart.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 8303 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8303 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
01738 639598
·
63 Glasgow Road, Perth, PH2 0PE
Website
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APPGs (2026) · 7 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | ABInBev · Asahi · Carlsberg Britvic · Diageo · Greene King · Heineken · Molson Coors · SIBA · Stonegate | 4 | 2026-11-29 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Air Ambulances
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 4 | 2027-07-04 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Writers
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society · Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society | 4 | 2027-02-15 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Festivals
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Pepper Shackleton Wellard | 6 | 2024-10-06 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | The Haemophilia Society | 4 | 2027-04-17 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Intellectual Property
Subject Group
|
Officer | Luther Pendragon Ltd | 4 | 2027-01-11 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | UK Music | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
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Voting record (2026)
27 / 109
82 missed (75%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£53,031
75% of £70,492 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£70,643
75% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£2,611
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
+47.7 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
109 divisions
20 Aye(18.3%)
7 No(6.4%)
82 didn't vote(75.2%)
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253–143
Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260–161
Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272–149
Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
380–7
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287–150
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291–144
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298–152
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293–155
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292–158
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 342B
294–61
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 11B
294–156
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248–139
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259–136
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254–144
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
271–95
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269–162
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276–155
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269–103
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
247–21
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
278–73
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
281–70
Pass
2026-04-14
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Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
356–90
Pass
2026-04-14
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Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301–157
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300–101
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291–174
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299–169
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307–176
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292–162
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300–149
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295–162
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291–158
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278–164
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281–167
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280–164
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279–167
Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280–161
Pass
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
277–99
Pass
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368–107
Pass
2026-03-10
Didn't vote
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203–311
Fail
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304–177
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315–163
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315–109
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316–171
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307–173
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321–106
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306–182
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309–181
Pass
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
361–84
Pass
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73–256
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77–280
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156–273
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161–272
Fail
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
279–90
Pass
2026-02-11
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362–107
Pass
2026-02-04
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392–116
Pass
2026-02-03
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458–104
Pass
2026-01-28
Didn't vote
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
294–108
Pass
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373–106
Pass
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316–194
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195–317
Fail
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191–326
Fail
2026-01-20
Didn't vote
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347–184
Pass
2026-01-20
Didn't vote
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347–185
Pass
2026-01-20
Didn't vote
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344–182
Pass
2026-01-20
Didn't vote
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
319–127
Pass
2026-01-14
Didn't vote
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301–110
Pass
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote"
covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
21
of 21 tabled
21 answered(100.0%)
3
departments
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking MP has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
3 bills
3 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister (Nomination) and Cabinet (Appointment) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-07-11 | |
| Copyright in Sound Recordings and Performers' Rights (Term Extension) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2008-02-26 | |
| Sound Recordings (Copyright Term Extension) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2007-12-05 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.