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Dame Nia Griffith vs Simon Hoare

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 Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Simon Hoare voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,439 shared comparable votes.

120 same votes 1,319 different votes 1,439 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 75 No
Migration 17% aligned 103 shared votes
62 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 32 No
Trade 14% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
104 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 165 shared votes
65 Aye 100 No
16 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 18 No
Energy 8% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
134 Aye 82 No
Tax 0% aligned 216 shared votes
82 Aye 134 No
30 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 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
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,849
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
1,023
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
829
46.9% of votes cast
826
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
940
53.1% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Appearances
101
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
83
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Contributions
131
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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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