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Democratic Unionist Party vs Independent

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

DUP
Democratic Unionist Party
5 current MPs
vs
Ind
Independent
13 current MPs

Party profile

5
current Commons MPs
Current MPs
13
current Commons MPs
5
latest election snapshot
Election seats
1
latest election snapshot

Voting record

64.3 %
9 % below Commons average
Engagement
59.5 %
14 % below Commons average

Debates

266.4
1,332 total appearances
Appearances
51.8
673 total appearances
316.4
1,582 total contributions
Contributions
69.2
900 total contributions

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

Financials

£240,635
6 % above average
Avg expenses
£189,268
16 % below average
£1,203,177
5 MPs with imported expenses
Total expenses
£2,460,489
13 MPs with imported expenses

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25.

Topic stance

35.0%
7 Aye / 13 No
Cost of Living 56.7pp diff
91.7%
11 Aye / 1 No
64.0%
276 Aye / 155 No
Migration 33.6pp diff
30.5%
157 Aye / 358 No
30.5%
86 Aye / 196 No
Foreign Affairs 26.9pp diff
57.4%
116 Aye / 86 No
38.2%
310 Aye / 501 No
Brexit / EU 23.0pp diff
61.2%
417 Aye / 264 No
68.5%
76 Aye / 35 No
Democracy / Parliament 22.8pp diff
45.7%
64 Aye / 76 No
43.3%
405 Aye / 530 No
Tax 14.8pp diff
58.1%
732 Aye / 528 No
56.5%
130 Aye / 100 No
Devolution / Local Government 13.3pp diff
43.2%
95 Aye / 125 No
67.1%
110 Aye / 54 No
Housing 12.9pp diff
54.2%
193 Aye / 163 No

Recent majority-vote disagreements

Aye 5-0
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No 2-5
Aye 1-0
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No 3-4
Aye 1-0
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No 3-5
Aye 5-0
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No 1-3
Aye 2-0
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No 2-4
No 0-5
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 2-1
No 0-2
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 3-2
No 0-1
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 4-1
No 0-1
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 5-1
No 0-2
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 4-2
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Voting source Commons Votes API