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Dame Nia Griffith vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,066 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 1,013 different votes 1,066 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
13 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 9 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
53 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 116 shared votes
61 Aye 55 No
34 Aye 82 No
Migration 3% aligned 116 shared votes
78 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

77.8%
5% above average
Rank 249 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
1,849
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
1,023
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
826
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Appearances
44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
83
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,805,379
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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
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