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Conservative vs Democratic Unionist Party

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

Con
Conservative
116 current MPs
vs
DUP
Democratic Unionist Party
5 current MPs

Party profile

116
current Commons MPs
Current MPs
5
current Commons MPs
121
latest election snapshot
Election seats
5
latest election snapshot

Voting record

77.4 %
4 % above Commons average
Engagement
64.3 %
9 % below Commons average

Debates

72.6
8,416 total appearances
Appearances
266.4
1,332 total appearances
112.8
13,080 total contributions
Contributions
316.4
1,582 total contributions

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

Financials

£243,421
8 % above average
Avg expenses
£240,635
6 % above average
£28,236,778
116 MPs with imported expenses
Total expenses
£1,203,177
5 MPs with imported expenses

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25.

Topic stance

29.6%
1,175 Aye / 2,794 No
Digital / Online Safety 26.4pp diff
56.1%
88 Aye / 69 No
41.5%
1,966 Aye / 2,768 No
Housing 25.5pp diff
67.1%
110 Aye / 54 No
44.1%
2,095 Aye / 2,653 No
Defence 19.4pp diff
63.6%
136 Aye / 78 No
38.7%
2,107 Aye / 3,332 No
Benefits 11.5pp diff
50.2%
117 Aye / 116 No
56.9%
3,426 Aye / 2,598 No
Transport 10.7pp diff
46.2%
121 Aye / 141 No
24.6%
139 Aye / 427 No
Cost of Living 10.4pp diff
35.0%
7 Aye / 13 No
58.5%
1,763 Aye / 1,251 No
Democracy / Parliament 10.0pp diff
68.5%
76 Aye / 35 No
31.3%
2,022 Aye / 4,439 No
Education 8.1pp diff
39.4%
111 Aye / 171 No

Recent majority-vote disagreements

No 0-81
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye 2-1
No 0-83
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye 3-0
No 0-1
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye 5-0
No 0-87
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye 1-0
No 0-87
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye 1-0
No 0-99
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye 4-0
No 0-2
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye 4-0
No 0-2
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye 2-0
No 0-1
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye 4-1
No 0-76
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye 1-0
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API