George Freeman MP, Mid Norfolk

voted strongly for the policy

Schools - Greater Autonomy

by scoring 100.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectGeorge FreemanPolicy vote
Commons19 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Decline Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons19 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Permitting Special Schools to Become Academies MajorityMajority
Commons21 Jul 2010Academies Bill — New Academies Only Where There is Proven Need -rejected MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Personal, Social and Health Education in Academy School Curricula -rejected MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Require Academies to Comply with the School Admissions Code — rejected MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Academy Schools to Comply with Exclusion and Behaviour Legislation — rejected MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Selective Schools Becoming Academies Exempt from Requirement to Provide Education for Pupils of Different Abilities MajorityMajority
Commons26 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Clause 16 — Pre-commencement applications etc MajorityMajority
Commons26 Jul 2010Academies Bill — Third Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons8 Feb 2011Education Bill (second reading) MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons11 May 2011Education Bill — New Clause 9 — Requirement to achieve specified standard: suppliers of careers guidance MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons11 May 2011Education Bill — Third Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons30 Oct 2013Opposition Day — Require State School Teachers to Have or be Working Towards Qualified Teacher Status MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons29 Jan 2014Opposition Day — Qualified Teacher Status MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectGeorge FreemanPolicy vote
Commons21 Feb 2022Skills and Post-16 Education Bill — Clause 14 — Information About Technical Education and Training: Access to English Schools MajorityMajority

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 policy12600600
MP voted against policy000
MP absent000
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy44040
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:640640

*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
 = 
640
640
 = 100.0 %.


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