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Independent vs Liberal Democrat

A side-by-side comparison of party size, voting engagement, topic stance, expenses, debates, and majority-vote disagreements.

Ind
Independent
13 current MPs
vs
LD
Liberal Democrat
72 current MPs

Party profile

13
current Commons MPs
Current MPs
72
current Commons MPs
1
latest election snapshot
Election seats
72
latest election snapshot

Voting record

59.5 %
14 % below Commons average
Engagement
67.1 %
6 % below Commons average

Debates

51.8
673 total appearances
Appearances
82.7
5,956 total appearances
69.2
900 total contributions
Contributions
110.6
7,966 total contributions

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

Financials

£189,268
16 % below average
Avg expenses
£209,327
7 % below average
£2,460,489
13 MPs with imported expenses
Total expenses
£15,071,545
72 MPs with imported expenses

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25.

Topic stance

54.3%
184 Aye / 155 No
Work / Employment 28.8pp diff
25.4%
497 Aye / 1,456 No
58.4%
139 Aye / 99 No
Energy 24.7pp diff
83.1%
767 Aye / 156 No
68.6%
133 Aye / 61 No
NHS / Health 17.8pp diff
86.4%
794 Aye / 125 No
47.3%
121 Aye / 135 No
Trade 15.4pp diff
62.6%
521 Aye / 311 No
49.2%
161 Aye / 166 No
Transport 14.0pp diff
63.2%
771 Aye / 448 No
45.7%
64 Aye / 76 No
Democracy / Parliament 13.8pp diff
59.5%
415 Aye / 282 No
43.2%
95 Aye / 125 No
Devolution / Local Government 12.1pp diff
31.1%
539 Aye / 1,195 No
58.1%
732 Aye / 528 No
Tax 11.1pp diff
47.0%
2,955 Aye / 3,333 No

Recent majority-vote disagreements

No 2-4
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye 61-0
Aye 2-1
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No 0-54
Aye 3-2
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No 0-56
Aye 3-1
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No 0-57
Aye 1-0
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No 0-56
Aye 4-1
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No 0-59
Aye 5-1
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No 0-60
Aye 4-2
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No 0-59
Aye 5-2
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No 0-59
Aye 7-2
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No 0-61
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API