Malcolm Bruce compared to 'Bankers' Bonus Tax'

voted moderately against the policy

by scoring 31.8% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Malcolm Bruce	Policy vote
Commons	22 Jun 2011	Opposition Day — The Economy	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Jul 2011	Finance Bill — Clause 73 — Tax on Bankers' Bonuses	Majority	minority
Commons	13 Jul 2011	Youth Employment Bill — Youth Training and Employment — Bank Bonus Budget Tax	Majority	Majority
Commons	13 Sep 2011	Opposition Day — Bank Bonus Tax — Jobs — Homes — VAT — Apprenticeships	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	12 Oct 2011	Opposition Day — Jobs and Growth	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	9 Nov 2011	Opposition Day — Bankers Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — Reducing VAT — Tax Incentive for Small Firms to Take on Extra Workers	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	23 Nov 2011	Opposition Day — Economic Growth and Employment	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	14 Dec 2011	Opposition Day — Bank Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — New Homes — VAT — Tax Incentives for Small Companies Employing More Workers	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	23 Jan 2012	Opposition Day — The Economy, Bankers Bonuses and Job Creation	Majority	minority
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Finance Bill — Clause 209 — Tax on Bankers' Bonuses	Majority	minority
Commons	17 May 2012	Queens' Speech — Tax on Bank Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — VAT Reduction — Make Investment Sooner	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	17 May 2012	Queens' Speech — Jobs — Banker's Bonus Tax — VAT Cut — Tax Incentive to Take on Workers — Sooner Infrastructure Investment	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	3 Jul 2012	Finance Bill — New Clause 13 — Report on Bankers' Bonus Tax	Majority	minority
Commons	5 Sep 2012	Opposition Day — Housing	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Sep 2012	Opposition Day — House Building — Bankers' Bonus Tax — VAT on Work on Homes	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	28 Nov 2012	Opposition Day — Bankers Bonus Tax — Impact of Disability Benefit Changes	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	17 Apr 2013	Finance Bill — Clause 200 — Tax on Bankers' Bonuses	Majority	minority
Commons	11 Feb 2015	Opposition Day — Job Offer Those On Jobseeker's Allowance Must Take Up or Lose Their Benefits	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	1	50	50
MP voted against policy	5	0	250
MP absent	6	150	300
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	1	10	10
MP voted against policy	5	0	50
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	0	0	0
Total:		210	660
*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

210

660

= 31.8 %.

How the number is calculated

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