Mr Denis Murphy compared to 'Iraq 2003

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voted moderately against the policy

Iraq 2003 - For the invasion

by scoring 27.3% compared to the votes below

House	Date	Subject	Agreement with policy above
Commons	24 Sep 2002	Iraq — Weapons of Mass Destruction	absent
Commons	25 Nov 2002	Iraq — UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Second resolution necessary — rejected	agrees with policy
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	disagrees with policy
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Support for the Government	disagrees with policy
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	disagrees with policy
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	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	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	1	0	50
MP absent	1	25	50
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	1	10	10
MP voted against policy	2	0	20
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	1	1	2
Total:		36	132
*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

132

= 27.3 %.