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Dame Nia Griffith vs Andrew Pakes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dame Nia Griffith
Dame Nia Griffith
Lab Llanelli
vs
Photograph of Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 0 different votes 325 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

77.8%
5% above average
Rank 249 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 403 of 649
1,849
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
1,023
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.9% of votes cast
826
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
219
52.1% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
84
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,805,379
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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