Frank Field MP, Birkenhead

voted moderately for the policy

Human Rights and Equality

by scoring 67.7% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectFrank FieldPolicy vote
Commons11 May 2009Equality Bill — Decline Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits Majorityminority (strong)
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — Third Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectFrank FieldPolicy vote
Commons13 Jul 2011Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 — Application of Discrimination Laws to Mariners minorityMajority (strong)
Commons13 Jul 2011Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 — Publication of Equality Objectives by Specified Public Bodies minorityMajority
Commons4 Dec 2012Human Rights Act 1998 Repeal Bill absentMajority (strong)
Commons16 Apr 2013Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights minorityminority (strong)
Commons16 Apr 2013Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Discrimination on the Basis of Caste minorityminority (strong)
Commons30 Jan 2014Immigration Bill — New Clause 15 — Exemptions to Automatic Deportation of Criminals on Human Rights Grounds absentMajority (strong)
Commons10 Mar 2014Care Bill — New Clause 11 — Human Rights Act to Apply to All Providers of Regulated Social Care minorityminority
HouseDateSubjectFrank FieldPolicy vote
Commons1 Jul 2015Opposition Day — Equal Pay and the Gender Pay Gap minorityminority
Commons9 Dec 2015Opposition Day — Impact of Policies on Women minorityminority
Commons26 May 2016Queen's Speech — Human Rights — Steel Industry — Budget Setting Principle minorityminority (strong)
Commons14 Dec 2016Impact of Tax and Benefit Changes on Women and Protected Groups — Gender Equality Strategy to Improve the Position of Women minorityminority
HouseDateSubjectFrank FieldPolicy vote
Commons13 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 5 — EU Charter of Fundamental Rights minorityminority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectFrank FieldPolicy vote
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples absentMajority (strong)
Commons18 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc. absentMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectLord Field of BirkenheadPolicy vote
no votes listed

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 policy6300300
MP voted against policy20100
MP absent4100200
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy44040
MP voted against policy1010
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:440650

*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
 = 
440
650
 = 67.7 %.


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