Ann Widdecombe compared to 'Innocent until proven guilty'

Ann Widdecombe MP, Maidstone and The Weald

voted moderately for the policy

by scoring 79.9% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Ann Widdecombe	Policy vote
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading — Amendment	minority	minority
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	minority	minority
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — New Clause 6 — Court of Terrorism Control	absent	minority
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Clauses 1 to 13	absent	minority
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading	absent	minority
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Derogating Control Orders	minority	minority
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	minority
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendments — Application to a Court	absent	minority
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	absent	minority
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Conrol Orders	absent	minority
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Privy Council Review	absent	minority
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Again — Courts and Control Orders	minority	minority
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Privy Council Review	minority	minority
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Insisted Amendment — Courts and Control Orders	minority	minority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	Ann Widdecombe	Policy vote
Commons	22 Feb 2007	Control Orders — Annual renewal 2007	absent	minority
Commons	21 Feb 2008	Control orders — Annual renewal 2008	absent	minority
Commons	3 Mar 2009	Control Orders — Annual renewal 2009	absent	minority
Commons	8 Feb 2010	Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council	absent	minority
Commons	1 Mar 2010	Control Orders — Annual Renewal 2010	absent	minority

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	1	50	50
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
MP absent	1	25	50
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	6	60	60
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	12	12	24
Total:		147	184
*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

147

184

= 79.9 %.

How the number is calculated

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