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Dame Nia Griffith vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,763 shared comparable votes.

1,748 same votes 15 different votes 1,763 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
148 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
148 Aye 92 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
69 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 153 shared votes
69 Aye 84 No
37 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
37 Aye 110 No
39 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 75 shared votes
39 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 20 No
Energy 96% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
148 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
148 Aye 92 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
69 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 153 shared votes
69 Aye 84 No
37 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
37 Aye 110 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 250 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 650
1,860
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,965
2,387 eligible divisions
1,029
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,090
55.5% of votes cast
831
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
875
44.5% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
152
+66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
83
-65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
645
+496.6 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 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