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Dame Nia Griffith vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 742 shared comparable votes.

742 same votes 0 different votes 742 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
75 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
75 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
20 Aye 88 No
30 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
75 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
20 Aye 88 No
30 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 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
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
1,874
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
884
1,200 eligible divisions
1,032
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
436
49.3% of votes cast
842
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
4 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

69
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Appearances
57
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
78
-84.0 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
68
-94.0 vs Commons average
Rank 481 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Education
55 of 61 votes
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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