Mr Nigel Jones compared to 'Identity cards

voted strongly against the policy

by scoring 9.2% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Mr Nigel Jones	Policy vote
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill (Programme)	minority	Majority
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill [Money]	minority	Majority
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	minority	Majority
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — New Clause 1 — National Identification Scheme	minority	Majority
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — New Clause 4 — Application of Freedom of Information Act	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 25 — Reports by Commissioner	minority	Majority
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 5 — Applications Relating to Entries in Register	minority	Majority
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — Clause 31 — Tampering with the Register etc.	minority	Majority
House	Date	Subject	Lord Jones of Cheltenham	Policy vote
Lords	15 Nov 2005	Identity Cards Bill — statutory purpose	absent	Majority
Lords	12 Dec 2005	Identity Cards Bill — convenience of registering	minority	Majority
Lords	16 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Report of Costs and Benefits	absent	minority (strong)
Lords	16 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill (security of data)	Majority	minority
Lords	16 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill (restricted scope: efficiency of public services)	Majority	minority
Lords	23 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill (amendment 38: compulsion via designated documents)	Majority	minority (strong)
Lords	23 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill (amendment 46: compulsion to register)	Majority	minority (strong)
Lords	30 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill	minority	Majority
Lords	30 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill	Majority	minority (strong)
Lords	30 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill	Majority	minority (strong)
Lords	30 Jan 2006	Identity Cards Bill	absent	Majority
Lords	6 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill — Voluntary registration when applying for a passport — insisted	absent	minority (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	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	7	0	350
MP absent	2	50	100
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	11	0	110
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	2	2	4
Total:		52	564
*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

564

= 9.2 %.

How the number is calculated

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