Pat Doherty compared to 'Role of MPs in the House of Commons

has never voted on the policy

Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen

by scoring 50.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Pat Doherty	Policy vote
Commons	15 May 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "19" — Ministers to act reasonably	absent	minority
Commons	15 May 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "21" — Law Commission recommendations "without changes"	absent	minority
Commons	16 May 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "2" — Report on Operation of Act	absent	minority
Commons	16 May 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "5" — Laying a rejected order	absent	minority
Commons	16 May 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "14" — Veto by specified number of MPs	absent	minority
Commons	16 May 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "15" — Sub-delegated legislative functions	absent	minority
Commons	16 May 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 14 — Negative Resolution Procedure	absent	minority
Commons	16 May 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — Third Reading	absent	minority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	Pat Doherty	Policy vote
Commons	14 Nov 2011	Education Bill — Clause 39 — Parliamentary Scrutiny of Exemptions for Schools from Inspections	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	4 Dec 2012	Public Service Pensions Bill — Clause 9 — Power to Alter Public Sector Pension Ages Following Capability Reviews	absent	Majority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	Pat Doherty	Policy vote
Commons	24 Feb 2016	Opposition Day — Transitional State Pension Arrangements for Women	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	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
MP absent	4	100	200
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:		107	214
*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

107

214

= 50.0 %.

How the number is calculated

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