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Stewart Jackson MP, Peterborough

voted strongly for the policy

Iraq Investigation - Necessary

by scoring 100.0% compared to the votes below

HouseDateSubjectAgreement with policy above
Commons31 Oct 2006Iraq — Select committee inquiry — to be set up agrees with policy
Commons31 Oct 2006Iraq — Select committee inquiry — rejected agrees with policy
Commons11 Jun 2007Opposition Day — Iraq Inquiry agrees with policy
Commons11 Jun 2007Opposition Day — Iraq Inquiry agrees with policy
Commons25 Mar 2008Iraq Inquiry — Call rejected agrees with policy
Commons25 Mar 2008Iraq Inquiry — Not the right time agrees with policy
Commons25 Mar 2009Iraq War Inquiry — No reasonable impediment — rejected agrees with policy
Commons25 Mar 2009Iraq War Inquiry — Declines to make a proposal 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 votesPointsOut of
Most important votes (50 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
MP absent000
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy88080
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:8080

*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
 = 
80
80
 = 100.0 %.