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Dame Nia Griffith vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,697 shared comparable votes.

1,654 same votes 43 different votes 1,697 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
149 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 230 shared votes
149 Aye 81 No
109 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
109 Aye 70 No
40 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
38 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
37 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Benefits 85% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
49 Aye 19 No
Education 94% aligned 68 shared votes
47 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 19 No
Energy 96% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 36 shared votes
31 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
6% above average
Rank 244 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,889
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
1,042
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
847
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
16
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

67
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
75
-91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Contributions
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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