Jo Cox compared to 'More powers for local councils'

voted ambiguously on the policy

by scoring 58.2% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Jo Cox	Policy vote
Commons	14 Oct 2015	Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	21 Oct 2015	Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Clause 3 — Make Creation of a Combined Authority Conditional on Having Elected Mayor	absent	minority
Commons	10 Nov 2015	Trade Union Bill — Clause 9 — Consent of Devolved Administrations and Local Government	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	9 Mar 2016	Enterprise Bill — Clause 33 — Powers for Local Government to Vary Sunday Opening Hours for Large Shops	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	13 Apr 2016	Schools White Paper — Academies	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	3 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 4 — Provision of Discounted Starter Homes	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	3 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 72 — Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing — Local Retention of Funds for Social Housing	absent	minority
Commons	3 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 78 — Mandatory Rent Level for High Income Local Authority Tenants	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	9 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 4 — Provision of Discounted Starter Homes	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	9 May 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 72 — Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing — Local Retention of Funds for Social Housing	minority	minority

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
Most important votes (50 points)
MP voted with policy	3	150	150
MP voted against policy	2	0	100
MP absent	2	50	100
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	1	10	10
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	2	2	4
Total:		212	364
*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

212

364

= 58.2 %.

How the number is calculated

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