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Liberal Democrat vs Scottish National Party

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

LD
Liberal Democrat
72 current MPs
vs
SNP
Scottish National Party
7 current MPs

Party profile

72
current Commons MPs
Current MPs
7
current Commons MPs
72
latest election snapshot
Election seats
9
latest election snapshot

Voting record

67.1 %
6 % below Commons average
Engagement
52.5 %
21 % below Commons average

Debates

82.7
5,956 total appearances
Appearances
66.3
464 total appearances
110.6
7,966 total contributions
Contributions
104.9
734 total contributions

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

Financials

£209,327
7 % below average
Avg expenses
£301,078
33 % above average
£15,071,545
72 MPs with imported expenses
Total expenses
£2,107,549
7 MPs with imported expenses

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25.

Topic stance

43.5%
1,216 Aye / 1,582 No
Education 39.7pp diff
83.1%
64 Aye / 13 No
83.1%
767 Aye / 156 No
Energy 29.1pp diff
54.0%
102 Aye / 87 No
25.4%
497 Aye / 1,456 No
Work / Employment 23.9pp diff
49.3%
144 Aye / 148 No
51.1%
886 Aye / 848 No
Housing 19.3pp diff
70.4%
19 Aye / 8 No
100.0%
104 Aye / 0 No
Cost of Living 14.3pp diff
85.7%
30 Aye / 5 No
62.6%
521 Aye / 311 No
Trade 13.1pp diff
49.6%
167 Aye / 170 No
47.0%
2,955 Aye / 3,333 No
Tax 11.8pp diff
58.8%
604 Aye / 423 No
59.5%
415 Aye / 282 No
Democracy / Parliament 11.5pp diff
48.0%
85 Aye / 92 No

Recent majority-vote disagreements

No 0-54
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
Aye 7-0
No 0-56
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye 3-0
No 0-57
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 4-0
No 0-52
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye 2-0
No 0-56
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
Aye 2-0
No 0-53
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye 3-0
No 0-59
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 3-0
No 0-60
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 3-0
No 0-59
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 3-0
No 0-61
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye 3-0
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Voting source Commons Votes API