Martin McGuinness compared to 'Post office closures

has never voted on the policy

by scoring 50.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Martin McGuinness	Policy vote
Commons	29 Jan 2002	Post Office — Condemnation of government mismanagement — rejected	absent	minority
Commons	15 May 2002	Post Office Closures — Deep concern — rejected	absent	minority
Commons	15 Oct 2002	Urban Post Office Reinvention Programme — £210 million authorization	absent	minority
Commons	13 Jan 2004	Future of the Post Office Network — Deplores the programme — rejected	absent	minority
Commons	13 Jan 2004	Future of the Post Office Network — Congratulates the Government	absent	minority
Commons	24 Mar 2004	Post Office Services — Calls for systematic consultation before closure — rejected	absent	minority
Commons	24 Mar 2004	Post Office Services — Welcomes £2 billion investment	absent	minority
Commons	5 Jul 2004	Postal Services — Calls for details of Exceptions Service — rejected	absent	minority
House	Date	Subject	Martin McGuinness	Policy vote
Commons	16 Oct 2006	Post Office network — Concern for delays in investment package — rejected	absent	minority
Commons	10 Jan 2007	Sub Post-Offices — Condemnation of closure plan — rejected	absent	minority
Commons	10 Jan 2007	Sub Post-Offices — Applauds the Government record	absent	minority
Commons	19 Mar 2008	Post Office Closures — Suspend for issues to be re-assessed — rejected	absent	minority
Commons	19 Mar 2008	Post Office Closures — Commends the Government's action	absent	minority

How the number is calculated

The MP's votes count towards a weighted average where the most important votes get 50 points, less important votes get 10 points, and less important votes for which the MP was absent get 2 points. In important votes the MP gets awarded the full 50 points for voting the same as the policy, no points for voting against the policy, and 25 points for not voting. In less important votes, the MP gets 10 points for voting with the policy, no points for voting against, and 1 (out of 2) if absent.

Questions about this formula can be discussed on the forum.

	No of votes	Points	Out of
Most important votes (50 points)
MP voted with policy	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
MP absent	0	0	0
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	13	13	26
Total:		13	26
*Pressure of other work means MPs or Lords are not always available to vote – it does not always indicate they have abstained. Therefore, being absent on a less important vote makes a disproportionatly small difference.

agreement score =

MP's points

total points

= 50.0 %.

How the number is calculated

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