Meg Hillier MP, Hackney South and Shoreditch

voted moderately for the policy

Supports Government Budgets

by scoring 78.2% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectMeg HillierPolicy vote
Commons28 Mar 2006Budget Resolutions 2006 — Abolish corporation tax starting rate MajorityMajority
Commons28 Mar 2006Budget Resolutions 2006 — Remove Income tax exemption for computer equipment MajorityMajority
Commons2 May 2006Finance (No. 2) Bill 2006 — Remove income tax exemption for computer equipment MajorityMajority
Commons5 Jul 2006Finance (No.2) Bill 2006 — Income tax exemption for computer equipment — rejected MajorityMajority
Commons23 Apr 2007Orders of the Day — Finance Bill absentMajority (strong)
Commons18 Mar 2008Income Tax — Abolition of 10% starting rate MajorityMajority
Commons18 Mar 2008Corporation tax (small companies' rates and fractions for financial year 2008) MajorityMajority
Commons28 Apr 2008Income Tax — Abolition of starting and savings rates and creation of starting rate for savings MajorityMajority
Commons28 Apr 2009Corporation Tax (Charge and Main Rates for Financial Year 2010) absentMajority
Commons28 Apr 2009Corporation Tax (Small Companies' Rates and Fractions for Financial Year 2009) absentMajority

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 policy000
MP absent12550
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy77070
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*224
Total:97124

*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
 = 
97
124
 = 78.2 %.


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