Ann Widdecombe compared to 'Homosexuality

Ann Widdecombe MP, Maidstone and The Weald

voted moderately for the policy

by scoring 65.5% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Ann Widdecombe	Policy vote
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	25 Jan 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	10 Feb 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	28 Feb 2000	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill	absent	minority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	Ann Widdecombe	Policy vote
Commons	24 Oct 2001	Relationships (Civil Registration)	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	16 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	4 Nov 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — Suitability Of Adopters	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — Maintain Prohibition on Promotion of Homosexuality (Section 28)	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	tellno	minority (strong)
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] (Programme)	minority	minority
Commons	15 Oct 2004	Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill — Discrimination: Private Clubs	absent	minority
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples	tellaye	Majority
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	minority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	Ann Widdecombe	Policy vote
Commons	8 Jun 2005	EU Constitution	minority	Majority
Commons	9 Jan 2006	Government of Wales Bill	absent	Majority
Commons	11 Jan 2006	Electoral Administration Bill — New Clause 5 — Prisoners Voting	minority	minority
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	19 Mar 2007	Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations	tellno	minority (strong)

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	7	350	350
MP voted against policy	3	0	150
MP absent	2	50	100
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	2	20	20
MP voted against policy	2	0	20
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	2	2	4
Total:		422	644
*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

422

644

= 65.5 %.

How the number is calculated

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