David Wright compared to 'Iraq Investigation

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voted strongly against the policy

by scoring 0.7% compared to the votes below

House	Date	Subject	Agreement with policy above
Commons	4 Jun 2003	Iraq — Weapons of Mass Destruction Inquiry	disagrees with policy
Commons	16 Jul 2003	Iraq — Foreign Affairs Committee Report	disagrees with policy
Commons	10 Sep 2003	Iraq — Role of the United Nations	absent
Commons	22 Oct 2003	Iraq — Set up of judicial inquiry — rejected	disagrees with policy
Commons	22 Oct 2003	Iraq — Judicial Inquiry — Not necessary	disagrees with policy
Commons	13 Jan 2004	Iraq — National Audit Office Report on Operation Telic	disagrees with policy
Commons	9 Mar 2004	Iraq — Attorney-General's Advice	disagrees with policy
Commons	17 May 2004	Iraq — Security Situation	disagrees with policy
House	Date	Subject	Agreement with policy above
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Iraq — Select committee inquiry — to be set up	disagrees with policy
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Iraq — Select committee inquiry — rejected	disagrees with policy
Commons	11 Jun 2007	Opposition Day — Iraq Inquiry	disagrees with policy
Commons	11 Jun 2007	Opposition Day — Iraq Inquiry	disagrees with policy
Commons	25 Mar 2008	Iraq Inquiry — Call rejected	disagrees with policy
Commons	25 Mar 2008	Iraq Inquiry — Not the right time	disagrees with policy
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Iraq War Inquiry — No reasonable impediment — rejected	disagrees with policy
Commons	25 Mar 2009	Iraq War Inquiry — Declines to make a proposal	disagrees 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	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
MP absent	0	0	0
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	15	0	150
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	1	1	2
Total:		1	152
*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

152

= 0.7 %.