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Dame Nia Griffith vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,675 shared comparable votes.

1,663 same votes 12 different votes 1,675 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
125 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
125 Aye 77 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
70 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
70 Aye 85 No
37 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
37 Aye 110 No
54 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 77 shared votes
54 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 18 No
Energy 96% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
125 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
125 Aye 77 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
70 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
70 Aye 85 No
37 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
37 Aye 110 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,861
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,849
2,390 eligible divisions
1,029
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.5% of votes cast
832
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
804
43.5% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

70
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
83
-68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
Contributions
406
+254.6 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
68 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API