Linda Riordan compared to 'Identity cards

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voted ambiguously on the policy

by scoring 59.0% compared to the votes below

House	Date	Subject	Agreement with policy above
Commons	28 Jun 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading	disagrees with policy
Commons	28 Jun 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Timetable	disagrees with policy
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Timetable	agrees with policy
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Recommittal to Select Committee	disagrees with policy
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Access to the National Identity Register	agrees with policy
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Compulsory registration when applying for a Passport	disagrees with policy
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Third Reading	disagrees with policy
Commons	13 Feb 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Applications relating to entries in Register	disagrees with policy
Commons	13 Feb 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 8 — Issue etc. of ID cards	absent
Commons	13 Feb 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Report of Costs and Benefits — rejected	agrees with policy
Commons	13 Feb 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 24 — Appointment of National Identity Scheme Commissioner	agrees with policy
Commons	13 Feb 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 24 — Appointment of National Identity Scheme Commissioner	agrees with policy
Commons	13 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Voluntary registration when applying for a passport — rejected	agrees with policy
Commons	16 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill	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	5	250	250
MP voted against policy	3	0	150
MP absent	1	25	50
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	2	20	20
MP voted against policy	3	0	30
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	0	0	0
Total:		295	500
*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

295

500

= 59.0 %.