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Dame Nia Griffith vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Jim Shannon voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 1,605 shared comparable votes.

426 same votes 1,179 different votes 1,605 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
25 Aye 22 No
Benefits 49% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 81 No
Migration 47% aligned 112 shared votes
72 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 44% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 38% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 19 No
Energy 10% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
110 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 177 shared votes
63 Aye 114 No
143 Aye 85 No
Tax 14% aligned 228 shared votes
98 Aye 130 No
30 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
48 Aye 20 No
Education 16% aligned 68 shared votes
25 Aye 43 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
1,022
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
821
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

70
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
83
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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