David Simpson MP, Upper Bann

voted moderately for the policy

Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016

by scoring 73.3% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectDavid SimpsonPolicy vote
Commons4 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union — rejected absentminority
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected minorityminority
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected minorityminority
HouseDateSubjectDavid SimpsonPolicy vote
Commons1 Feb 2011European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Referendum on EU Membership If Referendum Opposes Transfer of Powers minorityminority (strong)
Commons24 Oct 2011National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union minorityminority (strong)
Commons15 May 2013Queen's Speech — EU Referendum minorityminority
Commons5 Jul 2013European Union (Referendum) Bill — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons22 Nov 2013European Union (Referendum) Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU on 23 October 2014 absentminority
Commons17 Oct 2014European Union (Referendum) Bill absentMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectDavid SimpsonPolicy vote
Commons9 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Decline Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons9 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons7 Sep 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Third Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons29 Feb 2016Referendum on the UK's Membership of the European Union — Dates absentMajority

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 policy3150150
MP voted against policy000
MP absent4100200
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy33030
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*336
Total:283386

*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
 = 
283
386
 = 73.3 %.


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