Joanna Cherry MP, Edinburgh South West

voted strongly against the policy

Trade Unions - Restrict

by scoring 4.2% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectJoanna CherryPolicy vote
Commons14 Sep 2015Trade Union Bill — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons10 Nov 2015Trade Union Bill — New Clause 2 — Workplace Ballots and Ballots by Electronic Means minorityMajority (strong)
Commons10 Nov 2015Trade Union Bill — Clause 9 — Union Supervision of Picketing minorityMajority (strong)
Commons10 Nov 2015Trade Union Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons24 Jan 2017Industrial Action (Protection of Critical National Services) Bill absentminority (strong)
Commons8 Feb 2017Draft Important Public Services (Education) Regulations 2017 — 40% Strike Ballot Threshold for State School Teachers minorityMajority (strong)
Commons8 Feb 2017Draft Important Public Services (Transport) Regulations 2017 — 40% Strike Ballot Threshold for Key Transport Workers minorityMajority (strong)
Commons8 Feb 2017Draft Important Public Services (Health) Regulations 2017 — 40% Strike Ballot Threshold for Key Health Workers minorityMajority (strong)
Commons8 Feb 2017Draft Important Public Services (Health) Regulations 2017 — 40% Strike Ballot Threshold for Border Security Workers minorityMajority (strong)
Commons8 Feb 2017Draft Important Public Services (Health) Regulations 2017 — 40% Strike Ballot Threshold for Fire Service Workers minorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectJoanna CherryPolicy vote
Commons26 Jan 2022Draft Trade Union (Levy Payable to the Certification Officer) Regulations 2022 minorityMajority (strong)
Commons26 Jan 2022Draft Trade Union (Power of the Certification Officer to Impose Financial Penalties) Regulations 2022 minorityMajority (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 policy000
MP voted against policy110550
MP absent12550
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:25600

*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
 = 
25
600
 = 4.2 %.


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