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Dame Nia Griffith vs Karin Smyth

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


Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Karin Smyth voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,576 shared comparable votes.

1,560 same votes 16 different votes 1,576 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
130 Aye 88 No
Tax 100% aligned 218 shared votes
130 Aye 88 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
60 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
60 Aye 85 No
27 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
27 Aye 84 No
47 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 19 No
Energy 96% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
130 Aye 88 No
Tax 100% aligned 218 shared votes
130 Aye 88 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
60 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
60 Aye 85 No
27 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
27 Aye 84 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
72.6%
same as average
Rank 361 of 650
1,861
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,735
2,390 eligible divisions
1,029
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
968
55.8% of votes cast
832
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
767
44.2% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Appearances
111
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
83
-68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
Contributions
415
+263.6 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above 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
68 of 70 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 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