Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and Kinross-shire
Pete Wishart has been an MP since 2001. Currently: SNP Deputy Westminster Leader; Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs); Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution); Panel of Chairs.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| SNP Deputy Westminster Leader (Opposition Department) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (Opposition Department) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution) (Opposition Department) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Opposition Department) | 2022 | |
| Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons (Opposition Department) | 2021 to 2022 | |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (Opposition Department) | 2020 to 2021 | |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution) (Opposition Department) | 2017 to 2021 | |
| Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons (Opposition Department) | 2017 to 2020 |
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| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Leader of the House of Commons) (Opposition Department) | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture and Sport) (Opposition Department) | 2010 to 2015 | |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitution) (Opposition Department) | 2010 to 2015 | |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Justice) (Ministry of Justice) | 2007 to 2010 | |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (Home Office) | 2007 to 2010 | |
| Shadow Spokesperson (International Development) (Department for International Development) | 2005 to 2010 | |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (Cabinet Office) | 2005 to 2007 | |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2001 to 2007 | |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Transport) (Department for Transport) | 2001 to 2005 | |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | 2001 to 2005 | |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) | 2001 to 2010 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | 2026 to now | Now |
| Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill | 2025 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Scottish Affairs Committee | 2020 to 2024 | |
| House of Commons Commission | 2019 to 2022 | |
| Members Estimate Committee | 2019 to 2022 | |
| Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system | 2019 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2017 to 2019 |
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| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Affairs Committee | 2017 to 2019 | |
| Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Scottish Affairs Committee | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art | 2010 to 2012 | |
| Scottish Affairs Committee | 2008 to 2010 | |
| Administration Committee | 2005 to 2008 |
Countries of interest
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Pete Wishart has 4 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, trading as The Ivors Academy - £984.00 | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - £452.00 | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Employment and earnings | EMI - Royalty payments - EMI | 1 May 2015 |
| Employment and earnings | Ridge Records - Royalty payments - Ridge Records Limited | – |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Pete Wishart asked 24 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
77 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Pete Wishart represents Perth and Kinross-shire. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Scottish National Party
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Pete Wishart won with 38% of the votes, and Luke Graham (Conservative) came second with 30%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Wishart | Scottish National Party | 18,928 | 37.8% |
| Luke Graham | Conservative | 14,801 | 29.6% |
| Graham Cox | Labour | 9,018 | 18.0% |
| Amanda Clark | Liberal Democrat | 3,681 | 7.4% |
| Helen McDade | Reform UK | 2,970 | 5.9% |
| Sally Hughes | Independent | 679 | 1.4% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Pete Wishart took part in 64 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Pete Wishart voted the same way as their party in 64 of the 64 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: the final vote | For | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this