Alan Keen MP, Feltham and Heston

voted ambiguously on the policy

Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks

by scoring 48.4% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectAlan KeenPolicy vote
Commons30 Mar 2010Budget Resolutions — 8. Alcoholic liquor duties (rates) absentMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectAlan KeenPolicy vote
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Rate of Value Added Tax absentMajority
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax minorityMajority
Commons29 Mar 2011March 2011 Budget absentMajority (strong)
Commons29 Mar 2011Budget Resolutions — 10. Alcoholic liquor duties (rates) absentMajority (strong)
Commons26 Apr 2011Finance Bill — Reject Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons26 Apr 2011Finance Bill 2011 — Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons22 Jun 2011Opposition Day — The Economy absentMajority
Commons28 Jun 2011Value Added Tax (Change of Rate) Order 2011 absentMajority
Commons5 Jul 2011Finance 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 absent6150300
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy1010
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*336
Total:153316

*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
 = 
153
316
 = 48.4 %.


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