Lucy Powell compared to 'Biodiversity'

voted moderately for the policy

by scoring 79.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Lucy Powell	Policy vote
Commons	26 Jan 2021	Environment Bill — New Clause 1 — Environmental Principles: Public Authorities	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	26 Jan 2021	Environment Bill — New Clause 5 — State of Nature Target	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	26 May 2021	Environment Bill — New Clause 25 — Duty to Prepare a Tree Strategy for England	minority	minority
Commons	26 May 2021	Environment Bill — Clause 95 — General Duty to Conserve and Enhance Biodiversity	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	26 May 2021	Environment Bill — New Clause 24 — Prohibition on Burning of Vegetation on Peat in Upland Areas	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — Clause 4 — Environmental Targets: Effect	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — Clause 18 — Policy Statement on Environmental Principles — Exemptions	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — After Clause 72 — Protection of Pollinators from Pesticides	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	20 Oct 2021	Environment Bill — After Clause 106 — Habitats Regulations: Limits on Powers to Amend	absent	minority

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	4	200	200
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
MP absent	3	75	150
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	1	10	10
MP voted against policy	0	0	0
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	1	1	2
Total:		286	362
*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

286

362

= 79.0 %.

How the number is calculated

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