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Dame Nia Griffith vs James McMurdock

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 James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and James McMurdock voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 190 different votes 213 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
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 6% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
23 Aye 44 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 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
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
1,849
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
1,023
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
826
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
83
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Contributions
33
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 565 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
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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