Ben Howlett MP, Bath

voted strongly for the policy

Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax

by scoring 100.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectBen HowlettPolicy vote
Commons14 Jul 2015Summer Budget 2015 MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Jul 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Decline Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Jul 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons26 Oct 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Third Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons22 Mar 2016March 2016 Budget MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons11 Apr 2016Finance Bill 2015-16 to 2016-17 — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons28 Jun 2016Finance Bill — Clause 42 — Rate of Corporation Tax for Financial Year 2020 MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons5 Sep 2016Finance Bill — Clause 45 — Rate of Corporation Tax for Financial Year 2020 MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons6 Sep 2016Finance Bill — Third Reading MajorityMajority (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 policy9450450
MP voted against policy000
MP absent000
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:450450

*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
 = 
450
450
 = 100.0 %.


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