Pat Doherty compared to 'Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled'

has never voted on the policy

Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled

by scoring 50.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Pat Doherty	Policy vote
Commons	9 Mar 2011	Welfare Reform Bill — Decline Second Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	9 Mar 2011	Welfare Reform Bill — Second Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	15 Jun 2011	Welfare Reform Bill — Third Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Employment and Support Allowance for Those Ill or Disabled Since Their Youth	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Period of Entitlement to Contributory Employment and Support Allowance	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Employment and Support Allowance for Those With Cancer	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 10 — Universal Credit Payments In Relation to Disabled Children and Young People	absent	minority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	Pat Doherty	Policy vote
Commons	20 Jul 2015	Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Second Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	27 Oct 2015	Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 13 — Employment and Support Allowance: Work-Related Activity Component	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	27 Oct 2015	Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 14 — Universal Credit: Limited Capability for Work Element	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	27 Oct 2015	Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Third Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	2 Mar 2016	Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Removal of Work Related Activity Component from Employment and Support Allowance — Impact Assessment and Parliamentary Approval of Implementation	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	2 Mar 2016	Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Removal of Limited Capability for Work Component from Universal Credit — Impact Assessment and Parliamentary Approval of Implementation	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	8 Jun 2016	Benefit Cuts for Disabled and Ill People Required to Participate in Activities Intended to Increase Their Chances of Obtaining Work	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	20 Jul 2016	Housing Benefit Cuts — Supported Housing	absent	minority (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.

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	15	375	750
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*	0	0	0
Total:		375	750
*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

375

750

= 50.0 %.

How the number is calculated

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