Stuart Bell MP, Middlesbrough

voted moderately against the policy

Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016

by scoring 21.3% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectStuart BellPolicy vote
Commons4 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union — rejected absentminority
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected Majorityminority
Commons5 Mar 2008Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected Majorityminority
HouseDateSubjectStuart BellPolicy vote
Commons1 Feb 2011European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Referendum on EU Membership If Referendum Opposes Transfer of Powers absentminority (strong)
Commons24 Oct 2011National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union Majorityminority (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 policy000
MP voted against policy1050
MP absent12550
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy2020
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*112
Total:26122

*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
 = 
26
122
 = 21.3 %.


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