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Dame Nia Griffith vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,665 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 1,603 different votes 1,665 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
14 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 20 No
Energy 6% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 182 shared votes
70 Aye 112 No
31 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 36 shared votes
6 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 37 No
Trade 0% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
41 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,022
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
821
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
67 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
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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