Martin McGuinness compared to 'Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections'

has never voted on the policy

Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections

by scoring 50.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Martin McGuinness	Policy vote
Commons	6 Sep 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — No Second Reading — rejected	absent	Majority
Commons	6 Sep 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Second Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	6 Sep 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Programme motion	absent	Majority
Commons	6 Sep 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill (Money)	absent	Majority
Commons	19 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 7 — Defining the Alternative Vote System	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	2 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Third Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	15 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote — Threshold for Binding Result	absent	Majority
Commons	16 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the Alternative Vote System — Threshold on Making Result Binding	absent	Majority

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	3	75	150
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*	5	5	10
Total:		80	160
*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

160

= 50.0 %.

How the number is calculated

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