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Samantha Niblett vs Claire Hughes

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Claire Hughes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 0 different votes 412 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
58 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 650
454
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
558 eligible divisions
223
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
262
52.0 % of votes cast
231
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
242
48.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
9
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650
85
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Contributions
9
-115.8 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,797
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,797
20 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
16 of 17 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
57 of 61 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API