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Independent vs Plaid Cymru

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

Ind
Independent
13 current MPs
vs
PC
Plaid Cymru
4 current MPs

Party profile

13
current Commons MPs
Current MPs
4
current Commons MPs
1
latest election snapshot
Election seats
4
latest election snapshot

Voting record

59.5 %
14 % below Commons average
Engagement
69.7 %
4 % below Commons average

Debates

51.8
673 total appearances
Appearances
69.8
279 total appearances
69.2
900 total contributions
Contributions
81.0
324 total contributions

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

Financials

£189,268
16 % below average
Avg expenses
£232,083
3 % above average
£2,460,489
13 MPs with imported expenses
Total expenses
£928,333
4 MPs with imported expenses

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25.

Topic stance

47.3%
121 Aye / 135 No
Trade 7.9pp diff
55.2%
90 Aye / 73 No
91.7%
11 Aye / 1 No
Cost of Living 7.5pp diff
84.2%
16 Aye / 3 No
66.9%
121 Aye / 60 No
Digital / Online Safety 7.4pp diff
59.4%
63 Aye / 43 No
52.3%
195 Aye / 178 No
Benefits 7.1pp diff
59.4%
111 Aye / 76 No
54.2%
193 Aye / 163 No
Housing 6.4pp diff
60.7%
37 Aye / 24 No
53.3%
73 Aye / 64 No
Environment / Climate 6.3pp diff
47.0%
31 Aye / 35 No
58.4%
139 Aye / 99 No
Energy 6.3pp diff
64.7%
66 Aye / 36 No
58.1%
732 Aye / 528 No
Tax 6.1pp diff
64.2%
340 Aye / 190 No

Recent majority-vote disagreements

No 2-4
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye 4-0
Aye 1-0
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No 0-3
Aye 5-2
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No 0-3
Aye 3-2
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No 0-3
Aye 4-3
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No 0-3
Aye 4-3
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No 0-2
No 3-4
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye 4-0
No 2-3
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye 4-0
No 2-3
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye 4-0
No 2-3
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
Aye 4-0
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API