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Dame Nia Griffith vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Dame Nia Griffith and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,462 shared comparable votes.

95 same votes 1,367 different votes 1,462 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
92 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 148 shared votes
60 Aye 88 No
20 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 19 No
Energy 6% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,849
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
1,023
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
826
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

70
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Appearances
97
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
83
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Contributions
115
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£279,114
23% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 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
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
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
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