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Dame Nia Griffith vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,553 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 1,485 different votes 1,553 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
30 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
107 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 173 shared votes
65 Aye 108 No
24 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
29 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 51 shared votes
18 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
1,022
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
821
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % 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
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 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
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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