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Dame Nia Griffith vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 0 different votes 373 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
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 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
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 47 of 648
1,808
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
526 eligible divisions
1,008
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.2 % of votes cast
800
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
228
48.8 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 648
Appearances
107
+46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 648
84
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 648
Contributions
123
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
148 of 169 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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