Ayes & Noes

Compare

Dame Nia Griffith vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,058 shared comparable votes.

967 same votes 91 different votes 1,058 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
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 12 No
Energy 76% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 22 No
Benefits 77% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
107 Aye 53 No
Tax 79% aligned 160 shared votes
106 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 15 No
Defence 86% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 254 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,808
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
1,008
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
800
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

52
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
84
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,805,379
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Migration
148 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API