Martin McGuinness MP, Mid Ulster
has never voted on the policy
Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
by scoring 50.0% compared to the votes below
| House | Date | Subject | Martin McGuinness | Policy vote |
| Commons | 9 Mar 2011 | Welfare Reform Bill — Decline Second Reading | absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 9 Mar 2011 | Welfare Reform Bill — Second Reading | absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 15 Jun 2011 | Welfare Reform Bill — Third Reading | absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 1 Feb 2012 | Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs | absent | Majority |
| Commons | 21 Feb 2012 | Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs — Exemptions from Benefit Reductions Due to Excess Bedrooms | absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 24 Oct 2012 | Draft Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012 — Under Occupation Critera — Local Housing Allowance Rates | absent | Majority (strong) |
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.
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| 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 | 5 | 125 | 250 |
| 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* | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total: | 126 | 252 | |
*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. | |||
total points
252