Lord Howard of Lympne compared to 'European Union Integration

voted strongly against the policy

by scoring 19.1% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Michael Howard	Policy vote
Commons	16 May 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — Disapplication of European Communities Act 1972 — rejected	absent	Majority
Commons	26 Oct 2006	European Union — A Citizens' Agenda	absent	Majority
Commons	29 Nov 2006	European Community Documents — European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, and Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme	absent	Majority
Commons	19 Nov 2007	European Communities (Finance) Bill — Second Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	12 Dec 2007	European Community Documents — Funding of European political parties	absent	Majority
Commons	21 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	28 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Amendment to proposed Commons timetable for debate — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	28 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Commons timetable for debate	minority	Majority
Commons	29 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in terms of justice and home affairs — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	29 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude the European Court of Justice's regulations on police and justice matters — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	29 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude the European Union's measures on judicial cooperation in criminal matters — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	30 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in relation to energy — rejected	absent	Majority
Commons	30 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in relation to energy	absent	Majority
Commons	30 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude energy from being a shared policy area in the European Union — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	5 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to human rights — rejected	absent	Majority
Commons	5 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to human rights	absent	Majority
Commons	5 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude human rights from the policy area of the European Union — rejected	absent	Majority
Commons	6 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the single market — rejected	absent	Majority
Commons	6 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the single market	absent	Majority
Commons	6 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Prevent competition rules from becoming an exclusive policy area of the European Union — rejected	absent	Majority
Commons	20 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	20 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to foreign affairs	minority	Majority
Commons	20 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Remove foreign policy role of the President of the European Council — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	25 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to international development — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	25 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to international development	minority	Majority
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the European Union's institutions — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the European Union's institutions	minority	Majority
Commons	26 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude the European Union from regulating the conservation of marine biological resources — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change — rejected	absent	Majority
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change	absent	Majority
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Enshrine the Lisbon Treaty into UK law	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Accept the changes of terminology in the Lisbon Treaty	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Increase of powers of European Parliament	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Parliamentary control of decisions made at the European Union level — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	4 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'parliamentary control of decisions' to remain in the Bill	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected	minority	Majority
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — The Treaty does not affect the supremacy of the UK parliament — rejected	absent	Majority
Commons	11 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Third Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	10 Mar 2009	Motion to reject the European Working Time Directive — rejected	minority	minority
Commons	11 Mar 2009	Deferred Divisions — second strategic energy review and european energy networks	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	17 Mar 2009	Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 — Retention of Communications Data by Communications Providers	absent	Majority
House	Date	Subject	Lord Howard of Lympne	Policy vote
Lords	8 Jun 2011	European Union Bill — Report (1st Day) — Clause 2 — Treaties amending or replacing TEU or TFEU	absent	minority
Lords	13 Jun 2011	European Union Bill — Requirement for Referendum on Decisions Under Existing Treaties — Joining Euro — Border Controls — EU Prosecutor's Office	absent	minority (strong)
Lords	13 Jun 2011	European Union Bill — Requirement of Referendum Prior to the UK Adopting the Euro	absent	Majority (strong)
Lords	15 Jun 2011	European Union Bill — Expiry of Provisions Requiring Referendum Before Tranfering UK Powers to the EU	minority	Majority (strong)
Lords	13 Jul 2011	European Union Bill — Minister Empowered to Determine Referendum on Increased EU Powers and Competences Not Required	absent	minority
Lords	13 Jul 2011	European Union Bill — Suspension of Requirement for Referendum on Certain EU Decisions	absent	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	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	7	0	350
MP absent	5	125	250
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	1	10	10
MP voted against policy	16	0	160
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	19	19	38
Total:		154	808
*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

154

808

= 19.1 %.

How the number is calculated

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