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Independent vs Social Democratic & Labour Party

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

Ind
Independent
13 current MPs
vs
SDLP
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2 current MPs

Party profile

13
current Commons MPs
Current MPs
2
current Commons MPs
1
latest election snapshot
Election seats
2
latest election snapshot

Voting record

59.5 %
14 % below Commons average
Engagement
50.8 %
22 % below Commons average

Debates

51.8
673 total appearances
Appearances
15.5
31 total appearances
69.2
900 total contributions
Contributions
25.0
50 total contributions

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

Financials

£189,268
16 % below average
Avg expenses
£314,529
39 % above average
£2,460,489
13 MPs with imported expenses
Total expenses
£629,059
2 MPs with imported expenses

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25.

Topic stance

43.2%
95 Aye / 125 No
Devolution / Local Government 33.0pp diff
76.2%
16 Aye / 5 No
58.4%
139 Aye / 99 No
Energy 27.0pp diff
85.4%
35 Aye / 6 No
61.2%
417 Aye / 264 No
Brexit / EU 14.0pp diff
47.3%
52 Aye / 58 No
52.1%
221 Aye / 203 No
Education 13.6pp diff
65.7%
23 Aye / 12 No
45.7%
64 Aye / 76 No
Democracy / Parliament 12.4pp diff
33.3%
14 Aye / 28 No
53.3%
73 Aye / 64 No
Environment / Climate 12.1pp diff
41.2%
14 Aye / 20 No
49.2%
161 Aye / 166 No
Transport 11.9pp diff
37.3%
22 Aye / 37 No
53.4%
150 Aye / 131 No
Defence 11.3pp diff
64.7%
33 Aye / 18 No

Recent majority-vote disagreements

No 1-2
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 1-0
No 1-5
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye 1-0
No 2-4
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye 1-0
No 1-7
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye 1-0
No 2-7
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye 1-0
No 2-7
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye 1-0
No 2-5
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye 1-0
No 1-7
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye 1-0
No 2-7
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye 1-0
No 1-3
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye 1-0
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Voting source Commons Votes API