Sir Sydney Chapman MP, Chipping Barnet

voted ambiguously on the policy

Iraq Investigation - Necessary

by scoring 58.2% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectSir Sydney ChapmanPolicy vote
Commons4 Jun 2003Iraq — Weapons of Mass Destruction Inquiry absentminority
Commons16 Jul 2003Iraq — Foreign Affairs Committee Report minorityminority
Commons22 Oct 2003Iraq — Set up of judicial inquiry — rejected absentminority (strong)
Commons22 Oct 2003Iraq — Judicial Inquiry — Not necessary absentminority (strong)
Commons9 Mar 2004Iraq — Attorney-General's Advice minorityminority

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 absent250100
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy22020
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*112
Total:71122

*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
 = 
71
122
 = 58.2 %.


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