Lord Smith of Finsbury compared to 'Identity cards

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voted moderately for the policy

by scoring 61.4% compared to the votes below

House	Date	Subject	Agreement with policy above
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading	absent
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill	absent
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill (Programme)	absent
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill [Money]	absent
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	absent
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — New Clause 1 — National Identification Scheme	agrees with policy
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — New Clause 4 — Application of Freedom of Information Act	absent
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 25 — Reports by Commissioner	absent
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 5 — Applications Relating to Entries in Register	absent
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 31 — Tampering with the Register etc.	absent
House	Date	Subject	Agreement with policy above
Lords	15 Nov 2005	Identity Cards Bill — statutory purpose	absent
Lords	12 Dec 2005	Identity Cards Bill — convenience of registering	absent
Lords	16 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Report of Costs and Benefits	absent
Lords	16 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill (security of data)	absent
Lords	16 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill (restricted scope: efficiency of public services)	absent
Lords	23 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill (amendment 38: compulsion via designated documents)	absent
Lords	23 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill (amendment 46: compulsion to register)	agrees with policy
Lords	30 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill	absent
Lords	30 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill	absent
Lords	30 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill	absent
Lords	30 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill	absent
Lords	6 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Voluntary registration when applying for a passport — insisted	agrees with policy

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	2	100	100
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
MP absent	7	175	350
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	1	10	10
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	12	12	24
Total:		297	484
*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

297

484

= 61.4 %.