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Sarah Smith vs Dame Nia Griffith

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Dame Nia Griffith
Dame Nia Griffith
Lab Llanelli

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Dame Nia Griffith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 2 different votes 323 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
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
78.0%
6% above average
Rank 244 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,885
2,417 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,040
55.2% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
845
44.8% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,805,379
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£279,114
23% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
148 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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