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Dame Nia Griffith vs Mr Paul Foster

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 Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 4 different votes 388 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
46 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
46 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
46 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
6% above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
1,874
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
1,032
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
842
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Appearances
52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
78
-84.0 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
90
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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