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Democratic Unionist Party vs Liberal Democrat

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
LD
Liberal Democrat
72 current MPs

Party profile

5
current Commons MPs
Current MPs
72
current Commons MPs
5
latest election snapshot
Election seats
72
latest election snapshot

Voting record

64.3 %
9 % below Commons average
Engagement
67.1 %
6 % below Commons average

Debates

266.4
1,332 total appearances
Appearances
82.7
5,956 total appearances
316.4
1,582 total contributions
Contributions
110.6
7,966 total contributions

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

Financials

£240,635
6 % above average
Avg expenses
£209,327
7 % below average
£1,203,177
5 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

35.0%
7 Aye / 13 No
Cost of Living 65.0pp diff
100.0%
104 Aye / 0 No
47.9%
104 Aye / 113 No
Energy 35.2pp diff
83.1%
767 Aye / 156 No
64.0%
276 Aye / 155 No
Migration 35.0pp diff
29.1%
534 Aye / 1,303 No
30.5%
86 Aye / 196 No
Foreign Affairs 34.7pp diff
65.2%
510 Aye / 272 No
55.3%
89 Aye / 72 No
Work / Employment 29.8pp diff
25.4%
497 Aye / 1,456 No
56.9%
74 Aye / 56 No
NHS / Health 29.5pp diff
86.4%
794 Aye / 125 No
56.5%
130 Aye / 100 No
Devolution / Local Government 25.4pp diff
31.1%
539 Aye / 1,195 No
38.2%
310 Aye / 501 No
Brexit / EU 20.5pp diff
58.7%
872 Aye / 613 No

Recent majority-vote disagreements

Aye 5-0
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No 0-57
No 0-1
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye 61-0
Aye 2-0
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No 0-1
Aye 2-1
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No 0-57
No 0-5
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye 60-0
No 0-5
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye 55-0
Aye 2-0
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No 0-57
No 0-4
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye 58-0
Aye 1-0
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No 0-51
No 0-5
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye 52-0
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API