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Dame Nia Griffith vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,156 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 1,114 different votes 1,156 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
17 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 11 No
Energy 6% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 99 No
Migration 3% aligned 134 shared votes
95 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 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
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
1,849
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
1,023
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
714
49.1% of votes cast
826
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.9% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

71
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
84
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
Contributions
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19% above 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
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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