Pat Doherty compared to 'Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles'

has never voted on the policy

Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles

by scoring 50.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Pat Doherty	Policy vote
Commons	13 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — Rate of Value Added Tax	absent	minority
Commons	13 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax	absent	minority
Commons	7 Feb 2011	Opposition Day — Reduction of Fuel Duties for the Most Remote Areas	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	16 Mar 2011	Opposition Day — Reduce Taxation on Fuel for Motor Vehicles Paid for by a Bank Levy	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	29 Mar 2011	March 2011 Budget	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	26 Apr 2011	Finance Bill — Reject Second Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	26 Apr 2011	Finance Bill 2011 — Second Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	22 Jun 2011	Opposition Day — The Economy	absent	minority
Commons	28 Jun 2011	Value Added Tax (Change of Rate) Order 2011	absent	minority
Commons	5 Jul 2011	Finance Bill — Third Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	16 May 2012	Queens' Speech — Cost of Living — Public Transport Fares — VAT on Fuel	absent	minority
Commons	3 Jul 2012	Finance Bill — New Clause 12 — Rate of VAT	absent	minority
Commons	3 Jul 2012	Finance Bill 2012 — Third Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	12 Nov 2012	Opposition Day — Fuel Duty	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	25 Mar 2013	March 2013 Budget	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	18 Apr 2013	Finance Bill — New Clause 2 — Rate of VAT	absent	minority

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	9	225	450
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*	7	7	14
Total:		232	464
*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

232

464

= 50.0 %.

How the number is calculated

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