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Dame Nia Griffith vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,483 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 1,418 different votes 1,483 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
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 15 No
Energy 5% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
110 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 175 shared votes
63 Aye 112 No
55 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 134 shared votes
78 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
34 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 254 of 648
Participation
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
1,808
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
1,008
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.3 % of votes cast
800
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
984
52.7 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

52
-8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 648
Appearances
61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
84
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,805,379
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 88 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Migration
148 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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