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Dame Nia Griffith vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 3 different votes 352 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
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
6% above average
Rank 244 of 650
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
1,885
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
631 eligible divisions
1,040
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.3% of votes cast
845
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.7% of votes cast
16
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
Appearances
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
77
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API