Comparison of Divisions: Biometric registration of immigrants — Regulations — 9 Jul 2008 at 19:27 with Division No. 147 on 23 Apr 2008 at 19:40

(Swap the two divisions around).

Vote (a) : Biometric registration of immigrants — Regulations - 9 Jul 2008 at 19:27 - Division No. 256

Vote (b) : Biometric registration of immigration — Pilot regulations - 23 Apr 2008 at 19:40 - Division No. 147

Difference in Votes - sorted by party

MPs for which their vote on Motion (a) differed from their vote on Motion (b). You can also see just opposite votes between these two divisions, or simply all the votes.

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Division Similarity Ratio

The measure of similarity between these two divisions is a calculation based on a comparison of their votes.

There were 644 MPs who could have voted in both of these divisions, and 240 voted the same way, with 5 voting in opposite ways. There were 253 MPs who didn't vote in either division, and 146 who voted in only one of them.

We invert the vote on the second division if it makes the distance closer (since the meaning of 'Aye' and 'No' are often interchangeable depending on how the question was put). In this case, they line up the same way. An 's vote in in only one of the divisions contributes a factor of 0.2 to the distance. The calculation runs as follows: