Barry Gardiner MP, Brent North

voted strongly against the policy

Cut Spending on Public Services

by scoring 8.3% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectBarry GardinerPolicy vote
Commons7 Jun 2010Queen's Speech — Programme for Government minorityMajority
Commons8 Jun 2010Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Economy minorityMajority
Commons8 Jun 2010Queen's Speech — Programme for Government minorityMajority (strong)
Commons29 Jun 2010Local Government Financing — regrets the cuts — rejected minorityMajority (strong)
Commons7 Jul 2010Opposition Day — Concern about Coalition's Emergency Budget minorityMajority
Commons21 Jul 2010Child Trust Funds Regulations minorityMajority (strong)
Commons8 Sep 2010Opposition Day — Crime and Policing — Police Funding minorityMajority
Commons26 Oct 2010Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill — Second Reading absentMajority
HouseDateSubjectBarry GardinerPolicy vote
Commons4 Jun 2015Queen's Speech — Public Spending Cuts minorityMajority
Commons4 Jun 2015Queen's Speech — Spending Cuts, Welfare Changes and Trident absentMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectBarry GardinerPolicy vote
Commons20 Jan 2020Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Economy and Jobs minorityMajority
Commons25 Feb 2020Proper Funding of Public Services — Tax Avoidance and Evasion minorityMajority (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 votesPointsOut of
Most important votes (50 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy40200
MP absent12550
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy6060
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*112
Total:26312

*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
 = 
26
312
 = 8.3 %.


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