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voted ambiguously on the policy

by scoring 40.2% compared to the votes below

House	Date	Subject	Agreement with policy above
Lords	19 Mar 2002	Hunting with dogs: Ban	disagrees with policy
Lords	19 Mar 2002	Hunting with dogs: Supervision	absent
Lords	21 Oct 2003	Hunting Bill — amendment — registered hunting	absent
Lords	28 Oct 2003	Hunting Bill: amendment — tests for registration	absent
Lords	26 Oct 2004	Hunting Bill: amendment — registered hunting	disagrees with policy
Lords	27 Oct 2004	Hunting Bill: amendment — tests for registered hunting	absent
Lords	11 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill: amendment — registered hunting	agrees with policy
Lords	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — reaction to Commons Amendments	absent

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	1	50	50
MP voted against policy	2	0	100
MP absent	2	50	100
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:		103	256
*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

103

256

= 40.2 %.