Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
| House | Date | Subject | Pat Doherty | Policy vote |
| Commons | 29 Jun 2011 | Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Second Reading |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 31 Oct 2011 | Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Definition of Domestic Abuse Used In Relation to Eligibility for Civil Legal Aid |
absent | Majority |
| Commons | 31 Oct 2011 | Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Schedule 1 — Legal Aid in Clinical Negligence Cases |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 2 Nov 2011 | Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — New Clause 17 — Extension of Scope of Legal Aid |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 2 Nov 2011 | Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 17 Apr 2012 | Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill — Ensure Individuals Have Access to Legal Services They Need |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 17 Apr 2012 | Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill — Legal Aid for Social Welfare Law |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 17 Apr 2012 | Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill — Legal Aid for children |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 5 Dec 2012 | Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2012 — Extension of Legal Aid to Certain Welfare Appeals and Certain International Child Benefit Recovery Cases |
absent | minority (strong) |
| Commons | 5 Dec 2012 | Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2012 |
absent | Majority |
| Commons | 22 Jan 2014 | Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations — Legal Aid In Cases With Borderline Prospect of Success |
absent | Majority |
| Commons | 9 Jul 2014 | Draft Civil Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2014 — Residence Test for Legal Aid Eligibility |
absent | Majority (strong) |
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* | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Total: | 228 | 456 |
*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
=
228
456
= 50.0 %.
