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Labour vs Liberal Democrat

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

Lab
Labour
361 current MPs
vs
LD
Liberal Democrat
72 current MPs

Party profile

361
current Commons MPs
Current MPs
72
current Commons MPs
411
latest election snapshot
Election seats
72
latest election snapshot

Voting record

73.6 %
same as Commons average
Engagement
67.1 %
6 % below Commons average

Debates

46.2
16,674 total appearances
Appearances
82.7
5,956 total appearances
103.5
37,359 total contributions
Contributions
110.6
7,966 total contributions

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

Financials

£222,335
2 % below average
Avg expenses
£209,327
7 % below average
£80,263,006
361 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

48.7%
3,617 Aye / 3,815 No
NHS / Health 37.7pp diff
86.4%
794 Aye / 125 No
61.2%
8,501 Aye / 5,396 No
Work / Employment 35.7pp diff
25.4%
497 Aye / 1,456 No
53.7%
4,981 Aye / 4,297 No
Devolution / Local Government 22.6pp diff
31.1%
539 Aye / 1,195 No
65.8%
11,495 Aye / 5,971 No
Education 22.4pp diff
43.5%
1,216 Aye / 1,582 No
44.8%
5,417 Aye / 6,687 No
Transport 18.5pp diff
63.2%
771 Aye / 448 No
44.7%
3,919 Aye / 4,851 No
Trade 17.9pp diff
62.6%
521 Aye / 311 No
41.8%
2,531 Aye / 3,518 No
Democracy / Parliament 17.7pp diff
59.5%
415 Aye / 282 No
66.2%
6,000 Aye / 3,060 No
Energy 16.9pp diff
83.1%
767 Aye / 156 No

Recent majority-vote disagreements

No 0-265
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye 58-0
No 0-270
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye 57-0
No 0-271
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye 58-0
Aye 271-0
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No 0-61
No 0-270
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye 61-0
Aye 266-6
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No 0-1
Aye 273-1
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No 0-55
Aye 291-0
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
No 14-300
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye 56-0
Aye 238-0
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No 0-56
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API