Mr Richard Page compared to 'Identity cards

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Mr Richard Page MP, South West Hertfordshire

voted ambiguously on the policy

by scoring 47.1% 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	agrees with policy
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	absent
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — New Clause 4 — Application of Freedom of Information Act	disagrees with policy
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 25 — Reports by Commissioner	disagrees with policy
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

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	1	0	50
MP absent	1	25	50
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	1	0	10
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	6	6	12
Total:		81	172
*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

172

= 47.1 %.