Malcolm Wicks compared to 'More powers for local councils'

voted ambiguously on the policy

by scoring 57.7% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Malcolm Wicks	Policy vote
Commons	19 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	19 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Second Reading	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	26 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Third Reading	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	13 Oct 2010	London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	13 Dec 2010	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	Majority
Commons	13 Dec 2010	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Money	minority	Majority
Commons	17 Jan 2011	Localism Bill — Declines Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	17 Jan 2011	Localism Bill (Money)	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	8 Feb 2011	Education Bill (second reading)	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Local Government Publicity	absent	minority
Commons	31 Mar 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 142 — Directions Releated to Prohibited Actvitity in Parliament Square	minority	minority
Commons	31 Mar 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading	minority	Majority
Commons	11 May 2011	Education Bill — Clause 34 — Role of Local Authority in Implementation of Decisions by School Admissions Adjudicator	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — Clause 5 — Power for Secretary of State to Repeal Laws Conflicting with General Power of Competence for Local Government	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — Schedule 2 — Power for Secretary of State to Impose Change to Mayor and Cabinet Executive	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	17 May 2011	Localism Bill — New Clause 31 — Planning Permission for Betting Shops	minority	minority
Commons	18 May 2011	Localism Bill — Clause 168 — Designation of Mayoral Development Areas	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	18 May 2011	Localism Bill — Third Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	7 Dec 2011	London Local Authorities Bill — Clause 4 — Power to Require Name and Address for Council Officers, PCSOs and Accredited Individuals When Issuing FPNs	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	10 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Second reading	minority	Majority
Commons	11 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Carry over to next Parliamentary session	absent	Majority
Commons	18 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Clause 1 — Local Retention of Business Rates	minority	Majority
Commons	25 Jan 2012	London Local Authorities Bill — Street Litter Control Notices — Application to All Non Domestic Premises	absent	minority
Commons	31 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Clause 8 — Spending on Council tax Reduction Schemes	absent	Majority
Commons	21 Feb 2012	London Local Authorities Bill — Clause 9 — Street trading: vehicles and the internet	absent	Majority
Commons	21 May 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Third Reading	absent	Majority (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 votes	Points	Out of
Most important votes (50 points)
MP voted with policy	7	350	350
MP voted against policy	4	0	200
MP absent	3	75	150
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	2	20	20
MP voted against policy	5	0	50
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	5	5	10
Total:		450	780
*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

450

780

= 57.7 %.

How the number is calculated

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