Topic
Foreign Affairs
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At a glance
Foreign Affairs currently covers 69 imported Commons divisions tagged by local title keyword rules. Of those, 30 passed and 39 were rejected. The most recent — “Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion” (27 Apr 2026) — passed. The largest party vote sample shown here is Labour with 9,450 recorded votes. Topic labels are local Ayes and Noes analysis, not official Commons categories.
Topic snapshot
Current signals from tagged divisions, party votes, and MP participation.
Party breakdown
How parties vote on Foreign Affairs divisions.
| Party | Votes | Aye % |
|---|---|---|
| Lab Labour | 9,450 |
65.3%
|
| Con Conservative | 5,122 |
37.2%
|
| LD Liberal Democrat | 782 |
65.2%
|
| DUP Democratic Unionist Party | 282 |
30.5%
|
| SNP Scottish National Party | 256 |
64.5%
|
Recent divisions
Latest Commons divisions tagged as Foreign Affairs.
Highest participation
Current MPs with the highest participation rate in this topic.
| # | MP | Party | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Blackman Conservative | Conservative | 100.0 % 69/69 |
| 2 | Christian Wakeford Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 3 | Dr Kieran Mullan Conservative | Conservative | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 4 | Dr Luke Evans Conservative | Conservative | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 5 | Dr Neil Hudson Conservative | Conservative | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 6 | Greg Smith Conservative | Conservative | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 7 | Lee Anderson Reform UK | Reform UK | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 8 | Matt Vickers Conservative | Conservative | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 9 | Paul Holmes Conservative | Conservative | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 10 | Andrew Western Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 6/6 |
Lowest participation*
Current MPs with the lowest participation rate in this topic (minimum 3 eligible divisions).
| # | MP | Party | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann Davies Plaid Cymru | Plaid Cymru | 0.0 % 0/4 |
| 2 | Ayoub Khan Independent | Independent | 0.0 % 0/4 |
| 3 | Graham Leadbitter Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 0.0 % 0/4 |
| 4 | Iqbal Mohamed Independent | Independent | 0.0 % 0/4 |
| 5 | James McMurdock Independent | Independent | 0.0 % 0/4 |
| 6 | Llinos Medi Plaid Cymru | Plaid Cymru | 0.0 % 0/4 |
| 7 | Mr Douglas Alexander Labour (Co-op) | Labour (Co-op) | 0.0 % 0/4 |
| 8 | Mr Hamish Falconer Labour | Labour | 0.0 % 0/4 |
| 9 | Pippa Heylings Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | 0.0 % 0/4 |
| 10 | Seamus Logan Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 0.0 % 0/4 |
* Sinn Féin MPs and the Speaker are excluded from low-participation rankings because they generally do not take part in Commons divisions in the same way as party MPs.
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FAQs
What is the Foreign Affairs topic?
Foreign Affairs is a local Ayes and Noes topic assigned to Commons divisions whose titles match curated keyword rules. Source
How many Foreign Affairs divisions are tagged?
69 imported Commons divisions are currently tagged as Foreign Affairs. Source
Where does topic data come from?
Division titles and vote data come from the Commons Votes API. Topic labels are assigned locally from title keyword rules because the Commons Votes API does not provide topic categories. Source