John Healey MP, Wentworth and Dearne

voted strongly for the policy

Incentivise membership of press regulator

by scoring 100.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectJohn HealeyPolicy vote
Commons18 Mar 2013Crime and Courts Bill — New Clause 21A — Press Regulation — Exemplary Damages MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectJohn HealeyPolicy vote
Commons1 Nov 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Major News Publishers Which Are Not Members of an Approved Regulator — Claims of Unlawful Interception — Court Costs minorityminority (strong)
Commons15 Nov 2016Investigatory Powers Bill — Incentive for Major News Publishers to Join an Approved Regulator — Claims of Unlawful Interception — Court Costs minorityminority (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 policy3150150
MP voted against policy000
MP absent000
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:150150

*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
 = 
150
150
 = 100.0 %.


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