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Dame Nia Griffith vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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 Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,514 shared comparable votes.

80 same votes 1,434 different votes 1,514 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
29 Aye 14 No
Energy 7% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 19 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
106 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 173 shared votes
67 Aye 106 No
59 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 136 shared votes
76 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 51 shared votes
20 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
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 649
1,849
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
1,023
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
47.8% of votes cast
826
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
971
52.2% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
8
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
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
83
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
200 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
78 of 91 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Housing
57 of 67 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
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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