Pat Doherty compared to 'More powers for local councils'

has never voted on the policy

by scoring 50.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Pat Doherty	Policy vote
Commons	19 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Decline Second Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	19 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Second Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	26 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Third Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	13 Oct 2010	London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	13 Dec 2010	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Decline Second Reading	absent	Majority
Commons	13 Dec 2010	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Money	absent	Majority
Commons	17 Jan 2011	Localism Bill — Declines Second Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	17 Jan 2011	Localism Bill (Money)	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	8 Feb 2011	Education Bill (second reading)	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Local Government Publicity	absent	minority
Commons	31 Mar 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 142 — Directions Releated to Prohibited Actvitity in Parliament Square	absent	minority
Commons	31 Mar 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading	absent	Majority
Commons	11 May 2011	Education Bill — Clause 34 — Role of Local Authority in Implementation of Decisions by School Admissions Adjudicator	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — Clause 5 — Power for Secretary of State to Repeal Laws Conflicting with General Power of Competence for Local Government	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — Schedule 2 — Power for Secretary of State to Impose Change to Mayor and Cabinet Executive	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — New Clause 31 — Planning Permission for Betting Shops	absent	minority
Commons	18 May 2011	Localism Bill — Clause 168 — Designation of Mayoral Development Areas	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	18 May 2011	Localism Bill — Third Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	7 Dec 2011	London Local Authorities Bill — Clause 4 — Power to Require Name and Address for Council Officers, PCSOs and Accredited Individuals When Issuing FPNs	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	10 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Second reading	absent	Majority
Commons	11 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Carry over to next Parliamentary session	absent	Majority
Commons	18 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Clause 1 — Local Retention of Business Rates	absent	Majority
Commons	25 Jan 2012	London Local Authorities Bill — Street Litter Control Notices — Application to All Non Domestic Premises	absent	minority
Commons	31 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Clause 8 — Spending on Council tax Reduction Schemes	absent	Majority
Commons	21 Feb 2012	London Local Authorities Bill — Clause 9 — Street trading: vehicles and the internet	absent	Majority
Commons	21 May 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Third Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	17 Dec 2012	Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Clause 1 — Planning Applications Directly to Secretary of State	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	23 Jan 2013	Opposition Day — Regulation of the Private Rented Sector	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	16 Oct 2013	Opposition Day — Localism — Powers Relating to High Streets and Town and City Centres	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	17 Dec 2013	Local Audit and Accountability Bill — Clause 39 — Protocol for Issuing Direction Relating to Code of Practice on Local Authority Publicity	absent	minority
Commons	8 Jan 2014	Opposition Day — Housing Supply — New Towns — Empowering Local Government	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	8 Jan 2014	Opposition Day — Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and Betting Shops	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	8 Jan 2014	Opposition Day — Regulation of Gambling	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Nov 2014	Opposition Day — Local Bus Services	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	11 Feb 2015	Infrastructure Bill — Safeguards and Conditions for Hydraulic Fracturing Activities (Fracking)	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	10 Mar 2015	Deregulation Bill — Short-term Use of London Accommodation: Relaxation of Restrictions	absent	minority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	Pat Doherty	Policy vote
Commons	14 Oct 2015	Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Decline Second Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	21 Oct 2015	Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Clause 3 — Make Creation of a Combined Authority Conditional on Having Elected Mayor	absent	minority
Commons	10 Nov 2015	Trade Union Bill — Clause 9 — Consent of Devolved Administrations and Local Government	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	9 Mar 2016	Enterprise Bill — Clause 33 — Powers for Local Government to Vary Sunday Opening Hours for Large Shops	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	13 Apr 2016	Schools White Paper — Academies	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	3 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 4 — Provision of Discounted Starter Homes	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	3 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 72 — Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing — Local Retention of Funds for Social Housing	absent	minority
Commons	3 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 78 — Mandatory Rent Level for High Income Local Authority Tenants	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	9 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 4 — Provision of Discounted Starter Homes	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	9 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 72 — Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing — Local Retention of Funds for Social Housing	absent	minority
Commons	13 Dec 2016	Neighbourhood Planning Bill — New Clause 9 — Requirement for Planning Permission for the Demolition or Change of Use of Drinking Establishments	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	13 Dec 2016	Neighbourhood Planning Bill — Clause 12 — Power for Secretary of State to Ban Certain Types of Planning Conditions in England	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	32	800	1600
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*	17	17	34
Total:		817	1634
*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

817

1634

= 50.0 %.

How the number is calculated

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