Ann Widdecombe compared to 'Pro-Liberty'

Ann Widdecombe MP, Maidstone and The Weald

voted moderately for the policy

by scoring 62.3% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Ann Widdecombe	Policy vote
Commons	13 Jan 1998	Scotland Bill	minority	minority
Commons	4 May 1999	Greater London Authority Bill — Enforcing no smoking signs in London taxis	absent	minority
House	Date	Subject	Ann Widdecombe	Policy vote
Commons	23 Jan 2002	Identity Card	absent	Majority
Commons	13 Jan 2003	Drugs Policy	minority	minority
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Endorse UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Final Opportunity for Iraq to Disarm	Majority	minority
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Smoking (Restaurants) Bill	absent	minority
Commons	29 Oct 2003	Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C	minority	Majority
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Removal of References to Strangers	minority	minority
Commons	27 Oct 2004	St. George's Day (Public Holiday)	absent	minority
Commons	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill	absent	minority
Commons	30 Nov 2004	Health and Education	absent	minority
Commons	1 Dec 2004	Economic Affairs	absent	minority
Commons	1 Dec 2004	Queen's Speech — Prime Minister's Prorogative	absent	Majority
Commons	1 Dec 2004	Economic Affairs	absent	Majority
Commons	6 Dec 2004	Railways Bill	minority	minority
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading	absent	minority
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill	Majority	minority
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill (Programme)	minority	minority
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill [Money]	absent	minority
Commons	24 Jan 2005	Gambling Bill — Third Reading	absent	Majority
Commons	31 Jan 2005	Constitutional Reform Bill — Clause 1 — The rule of law	absent	minority
Commons	31 Jan 2005	Constitutional Reform Bill — Clause 2 — Requirement of membership of the House of Lords	absent	minority
Commons	1 Feb 2005	Constitutional Reform Bill — Clause 20 — The Location of the Supreme Court	minority	minority
Commons	1 Feb 2005	Constitutional Reform Bill — Clause 37 — Juristiction of the Supreme Court	Majority	Majority
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — Abolish the offense of Blasphemy — rejected	absent	minority
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 6 — Interception of communications	absent	Majority
Commons	25 Feb 2005	School Meals and Nutrition Bill	Majority	Majority
Commons	2 Mar 2005	Council Tax	minority	minority
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	minority
Commons	18 Mar 2005	Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill	absent	minority
House	Date	Subject	Ann Widdecombe	Policy vote
Commons	24 May 2005	Loyal Address — Conservative amendment — rejected	minority	minority
Commons	25 May 2005	Loyal Address — Conservative amendment — rejected	absent	minority
Commons	21 Jun 2005	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Second Reading	minority	minority
Commons	21 Jun 2005	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill (Programme)	minority	minority
Commons	28 Jun 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	28 Jun 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Timetable	absent	minority
Commons	28 Jun 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Money	absent	minority
Commons	4 Jul 2005	Local Taxation	absent	minority
Commons	6 Jul 2005	Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — Inheritance Tax	absent	minority
Commons	6 Jul 2005	Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — Inheritance Tax: Mitigation of Double Charges	absent	minority
Commons	11 Jul 2005	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Third Reading	absent	minority
Commons	12 Jul 2005	Tax Credits	absent	minority
Commons	20 Jul 2005	Council Tax — Capping Order	absent	Majority
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Timetable	absent	minority
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Recommittal to Select Committee	absent	minority
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Access to the National Identity Register	absent	minority
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Compulsory registration when applying for a Passport	absent	minority
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Free of charge — rejected	absent	minority
Commons	18 Oct 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Third Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	26 Oct 2005	Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	Majority	minority
Commons	26 Oct 2005	Terrorism Bill — Timetable	absent	minority
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism — "recklessly indifferent"	absent	minority
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Offence of Encouragement of Terrorism — "intends"	minority	minority
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1(2) — Offence of Glorifying Terrorism	absent	minority
Commons	3 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 8 — Attendance at a place used for Terrorist Training	absent	minority
Commons	3 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 17 — Commission of offences abroad	absent	minority
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Timetable (No. 2)	absent	minority
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	absent	minority
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1(2) — Encouragement of Terrorism — "glorifies"	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	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
MP absent	3	75	150
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	14	140	140
MP voted against policy	4	0	40
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	39	39	78
Total:		254	408
*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

254

408

= 62.3 %.

How the number is calculated

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