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Dame Nia Griffith vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,296 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 1,238 different votes 1,296 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
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 7% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
110 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 173 shared votes
61 Aye 112 No
18 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 65 No
Migration 3% aligned 90 shared votes
64 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 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
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
1,022
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
821
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Contributions
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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