Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
| House | Date | Subject | Pat Doherty | Policy vote |
| Commons | 3 Sep 2013 | Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Decline Second Reading |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 3 Sep 2013 | Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Second Reading |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 10 Sep 2013 | Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 26 — Meaning of "controlled expenditure" |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 10 Sep 2013 | Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Schedule 3 — Types of Third Party Spending Restricted |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 10 Sep 2013 | Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 27 — Cap on Spending by 3rd Parties in Elections |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 10 Sep 2013 | Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 28 — Constituency Limit on Third Party Spending |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 9 Oct 2013 | Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 26 — Definition of Controlled Expenditure by Third Parties During Elections |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 9 Oct 2013 | Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 27 — Cap on Spending by 3rd Parties in Elections |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 9 Oct 2013 | Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Third Reading |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 22 Jan 2014 | Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Schedule 3 — Inclusion of Staff Costs in Controlled Expenditure |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 22 Jan 2014 | Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 28 — Regulated Expenditure by Third Parties in General Elections |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| House | Date | Subject | Pat Doherty | Policy vote |
| Commons | 26 Jan 2016 | Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill — New Clause 3 — Political Campaigning by Charities |
absent | Majority |
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 | 11 | 275 | 550 |
| 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: | 276 | 552 |
*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
=
276
552
= 50.0 %.
