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Dame Nia Griffith vs Dr Sam Rushworth

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 Dr Sam Rushworth
Dr Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Dr Sam Rushworth voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 3 different votes 354 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
40 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
40 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
40 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
40 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 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
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
1,885
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
631 eligible divisions
1,040
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
49.9% of votes cast
845
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
226
50.1% of votes cast
16
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% 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
77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
77
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
Contributions
156
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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