Ian Murray MP, Edinburgh South
voted moderately against the policy
Trident replacement - In favour
by scoring 40.0% compared to the votes below
Someone who believes that the Trident submarine nuclear weapons system should be replaced by a new nuclear weapons system of at least the same capability by the time it is decommissioned would cast votes described by the policy.
Opposition Day — Trident Nuclear Weapons System Renewal - 20 Jan 2015 - Division No. 133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The majority of MPs voted in favour of renewing the UK's Trident nuclear weapons system. The motion rejected by the majority of MPs taking part in this vote was:
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Queen's Speech — Spending Cuts, Welfare Changes and Trident - 4 Jun 2015 - Division No. 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The majority of MPs voted in favour of proposed spending cuts and changes to the welfare system and in favour of spending on new nuclear weapons. The debate on the content of the government's legislative programme outlined Queens' speech is technically, and traditionally, on the subject of a message of thanks which the house is to send the monarch for making the speech. The motion under consideration was:
The amendment rejected following this vote sought to add the following to the end of the message:
Proposals to renew the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent have been reported to be costed at around £100bn[1]. The Conservative party's manifesto for the 2015 elections[2] stated: "We will find £12 billion from welfare savings". |
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Opposition Day — Trident Nuclear Deterrent Programme Renewal - 24 Nov 2015 - Division No. 131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The majority of MPs voted in favour of renewing the Trident nuclear deterrent programme. The motion rejected by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
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Queen's Speech — UK Membership of the EU — Nuclear Weapons — House of Lords — Devolution — Refugee Crisis in Europe - 26 May 2016 - Division No. 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The majority of MPs voted against calling for the Government to outline a positive vision for the UK’s continued membership of the EU; for spending £200 billion on new nuclear weapons; against abolishing the House of Lords; against meaningful devolution to the nations and regions of the UK and against contributing to the resolution of the refugee crisis in Europe. The debate on the content of the government's legislative programme outlined in the Queens' speech is technically, and traditionally, on the subject of a message of thanks which the house is to send the monarch for making the speech. The motion under consideration was:
The amendment rejected in this vote sought to add the following to the end of the message:
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament claims renewing the Trident nuclear weapons system will cost £205bn[1] |
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UK's Nuclear Deterrent — Replacement of Trident Nuclear Submarines — Maintenance of Continuous At Sea Deterrence - 18 Jul 2016 - Division No. 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The majority of MPs voted to support replacing the four Trident nuclear missile submarines to maintain the UK's continuous at sea nuclear deterrence posture. The majority of MPs were also voting to support work towards multilateral disarmament. The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
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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 votes | Points | Out of | |
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Most important votes (50 points) | |||
MP voted with policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MP voted against policy | 1 | 0 | 50 |
MP absent | 4 | 100 | 200 |
Less important votes (10 points) | |||
MP voted with policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MP voted against policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Less important absentees (2 points) | |||
MP absent* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total: | 100 | 250 | |
*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. |
total points
250