Dame Cheryl Gillan MP, Chesham and Amersham

voted moderately against the policy

Fully Elected House of Lords

by scoring 24.3% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectDame Cheryl GillanPolicy vote
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected MajorityMajority
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityMajority
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Majorityminority
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Majorityminority
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Majorityminority
HouseDateSubjectDame Cheryl GillanPolicy vote
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament MajorityMajority
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityMajority
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Majorityminority
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Majorityminority
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) minorityMajority (strong)
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectDame Cheryl GillanPolicy vote
Commons23 Jun 2011Establishment of Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) absentMajority
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectDame Cheryl GillanPolicy vote
Commons19 Oct 2016House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons Majorityminority (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 policy15050
MP voted against policy30150
MP absent000
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy22020
MP voted against policy7070
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*112
Total:71292

*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
 = 
71
292
 = 24.3 %.


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