Alan Keen MP, Feltham and Heston

voted ambiguously on the policy

Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits

by scoring 48.6% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectAlan KeenPolicy vote
Commons9 Nov 2010Housing Benefit minorityMajority
Commons19 Jan 2011Opposition Day — Education Maintenance Allowance absentMajority (strong)
Commons19 Jan 2011Opposition Day — Education Maintenance Allowance absentMajority (strong)
Commons9 Mar 2011Welfare Reform Bill — Decline Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons9 Mar 2011Welfare Reform Bill — Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons13 Jun 2011Welfare Reform Bill — New Clause 2 — Childcare Element in Universal Credit absentMajority (strong)
Commons13 Jun 2011Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 5 — Exclusion of Up to Fifty Thousand Pounds in an ISA from Capital Used to Determine Universal Credit Eligibility absentMajority (strong)
Commons15 Jun 2011Welfare Reform Bill — Third Reading absentMajority (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 policy000
MP absent7175350
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy1010
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:175360

*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
 = 
175
360
 = 48.6 %.


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