Meg Hillier MP, Hackney South and Shoreditch

voted moderately against the policy

Taxes - Favour increases

by scoring 29.2% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectMeg HillierPolicy vote
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Rate of Value Added Tax absentMajority (strong)
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax minorityMajority (strong)
Commons29 Mar 2011Budget Resolution — Taxation of UK Oil and Gas Production absentMajority (strong)
Commons19 Nov 2013Opposition Day — Free Child Care for Parents of 3-4 Year Olds minorityminority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectMeg HillierPolicy vote
Commons21 Oct 2020Draft Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 minorityminority (strong)
Commons6 Sep 2021National Insurance Contributions Bill — New Clause 4 — Employment Allowance for National Insurance Contributions absentMajority (strong)
Commons8 Sep 2021Health and Social Care Levy minorityMajority (strong)
Commons14 Sep 2021Health and Social Care Levy Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons14 Sep 2021Health and Social Care Levy Bill — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons14 Sep 2021Health and Social Care Levy Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Sep 2021Working People’s Finances: Government Policy minorityMajority (strong)
Commons18 May 2022Programme for Government — Achieving Economic Growth 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 policy2100100
MP voted against policy70350
MP absent375150
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:175600

*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
 = 
175
600
 = 29.2 %.


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