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Dame Nia Griffith vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,382 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 1,308 different votes 1,382 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
11 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
108 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 176 shared votes
71 Aye 105 No
42 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
54 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 117 shared votes
64 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 17 No
Energy 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,849
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
1,023
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
826
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Appearances
145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
83
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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