Alan Simpson compared to 'Common Sense Party'

voted moderately for the policy

by scoring 77.6% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Alan Simpson	Policy vote
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	minority
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Endorse UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Final Opportunity for Iraq to Disarm	minority	minority
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	minority
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	minority
Commons	4 Jun 2003	Iraq — Weapons of Mass Destruction Inquiry	minority	minority
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees	minority	minority
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	minority	minority
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	minority	minority
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading — Amendment	minority	minority
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Derogating Control Orders	minority	minority
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	Majority
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Duration of Control Orders	minority	minority
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Amendment — Sunset Clause	minority	minority
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause	minority	minority
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Weak Sunset Clause	minority	minority
House	Date	Subject	Alan Simpson	Policy vote
Commons	11 Jul 2005	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Clause 1 — Hatred against persons on racial or religious grounds	minority	minority
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism — "recklessly indifferent"	minority	Majority
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1(2) — Offence of Glorifying Terrorism	minority	Majority
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	Majority	Majority
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	Majority	Majority
Commons	31 Jan 2006	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill	absent	Majority
Commons	16 Mar 2006	Terrorism Bill	absent	minority
Commons	29 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill	minority	minority
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	Majority
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	Majority	Majority
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	Majority	Majority
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	Majority	minority
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	Majority
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	Majority
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places once Reform has taken place — rejected	Majority	minority
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places	Majority	Majority
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Contraception and Abortion (Parental Information)	Majority	minority
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System	minority	minority
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System	minority	minority
Commons	19 Mar 2007	Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations	absent	Majority

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	0	0	0
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	25	250	250
MP voted against policy	7	0	70
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	3	3	6
Total:		253	326
*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

253

326

= 77.6 %.

How the number is calculated

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