Dame Nia Griffith
- Constituency
- Llanelli
- Region
- Wales
- Member since
- 5 May 2005
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 77%
- Debates contributed to
- 127
- Registered interests
- 4
- Declared value
- £6,727
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Dame Nia Griffith is among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in May 2005. She cast 481 votes from 627 eligible divisions, giving her a participation rate of 77%, and contributed to 127 debates with a total of 247 contributions. Her top debate topics were Foreign Affairs & Defence, Other / Procedural, and Employment & Workers Rights, while her top voting topics were Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
481 / 627
76.71%
Ranked #238 of 655 MPs (64th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
127 / 12881
247 total contributions
Ranked #412 of 655 MPs (37th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
4
£6,726.97
Ranked #517 of 655 MPs (21th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Dame Nia Griffith is the Labour MP for Llanelli, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.
Constituencies
- Llanelli May 2005 – present · 6 terms
Posts held
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office) Jul 2024 – Sep 2025
- Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (International Trade) Dec 2021 – Sep 2023 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Oct 2016 – Apr 2020 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Wales) Oct 2011 – Sep 2015 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 · Opposition