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Dame Nia Griffith vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Edward Argar voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,696 shared comparable votes.

93 same votes 1,603 different votes 1,696 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
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 180 shared votes
73 Aye 107 No
34 Aye 20 No
Energy 6% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
63 Aye 88 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 151 shared votes
88 Aye 63 No
48 Aye 18 No
Education 3% aligned 66 shared votes
20 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
39 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 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
89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
1,849
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
1,023
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
826
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
83
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,805,379
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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