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Nick Smith vs Dame Nia Griffith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Dame Nia Griffith
Dame Nia Griffith
Lab Llanelli

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Dame Nia Griffith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,518 shared comparable votes.

1,513 same votes 5 different votes 1,518 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
134 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
134 Aye 78 No
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
60 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
60 Aye 77 No
29 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
29 Aye 82 No
51 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 75 shared votes
51 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 18 No
Energy 96% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
134 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
134 Aye 78 No
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
60 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
60 Aye 77 No
29 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
29 Aye 82 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,022
55.5 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
821
44.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Contributions
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,805,379
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£279,114
23 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
148 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
No
Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2018 24 Oct 2018
Energy
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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