Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
voted strongly for the policy
by scoring 87.1% compared to the votes below
House | Date | Subject | Zac Goldsmith | Policy vote | ||
Commons | 22 Oct 2010 | Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill — Second Reading | absent | minority | ||
House | Date | Subject | Zac Goldsmith | Policy vote | ||
Commons | 14 Sep 2015 | Trade Union Bill — Second Reading | Majority | Majority (strong) | ||
Commons | 10 Nov 2015 | Trade Union Bill — New Clause 2 — Workplace Ballots and Ballots by Electronic Means | absent | Majority (strong) | ||
Commons | 10 Nov 2015 | Trade Union Bill — Clause 9 — Union Supervision of Picketing | Majority | Majority (strong) | ||
Commons | 10 Nov 2015 | Trade Union Bill — Third Reading | Majority | Majority (strong) | ||
House | Date | Subject | Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | Policy vote | ||
no votes listed |
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.
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No of votes | Points | Out of | |
---|---|---|---|
Most important votes (50 points) | |||
MP voted with policy | 3 | 150 | 150 |
MP voted against policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MP absent | 1 | 25 | 50 |
Less important votes (10 points) | |||
MP voted with policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MP voted against policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Less important absentees (2 points) | |||
MP absent* | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total: | 176 | 202 | |
*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. |
total points
202