Ben Bradshaw MP, Exeter

voted moderately for the policy

Stop climate change

by scoring 76.2% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons10 Mar 2000Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill absentMajority
Commons27 Mar 2000"Table - 20. Climate change levy MajorityMajority
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons8 Nov 2004Housing Bill — Improvements in Energy Efficiency — rejected absentminority
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons8 May 2007Climate Change — new sense of urgency — rejected Majorityminority
Commons30 Apr 2008Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected Majorityminority
Commons2 Jun 2008Planning Bill — National Planning Policy Statement To Include Policies Which Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change Majorityminority
Commons9 Jun 2008Climate Change Bill — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — Electricity generating station performance standards — rejected absentminority
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — International aviation and shipping emission projections — rejected absentminority
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — Report on the civil estate absentMajority
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — Third Reading (and other amendments) absentMajority (strong)
Commons21 Oct 2009Government to sign up to 10:10 climate change campaign — rejected Majorityminority
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons14 Sep 2011Energy Bill — Clause 42 — Bring Forward Date Landlords of Private Rented Homes Must Follow Domestic Energy Efficiency Regulations absentminority
Commons11 Jun 2012Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons17 Oct 2012Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause 22 — UK Green Investment Bank — Duty to Support Climate Change Act Targets minorityminority (strong)
Commons17 Oct 2012Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons19 Dec 2012Energy Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityminority (strong)
Commons3 Jun 2013Energy Bill- Clause 42 — Exemption from Carbon Dioxide Emission Limits During Commissioning of Electricity Generation Plants Using Carbon Capture and Storage minorityMajority (strong)
Commons4 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Clause 1 — Requirement to Set a Decarbonisation Target Range minorityminority (strong)
Commons4 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Clause 10 — Financial Incentives for Larger Small Scale Low Carbon Generation Plants minorityminority
Commons4 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Third Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons4 Dec 2013Energy Bill — Enabling Carbon Dioxide Emissions Limits to be Applied to Stations Which Fit Pollution Abatement Equipment minorityminority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons14 Jul 2015Summer Budget 2015 minorityminority (strong)
Commons14 Jul 2015Summer Budget 2015 Resolution 21 — Application of Climate Change Levy to Electricity from Renewable Sources absentminority (strong)
Commons8 Sep 2015Finance Bill — Application of Climate Change Levy Tax to Electricity Generated from Renewable Sources absentminority (strong)
Commons26 Oct 2015Finance Bill — Clause 42 — Vehicle Tax — Relation to Carbon Dioxide Emissions — Surcharge for Vehicles Costing Over Forty Thousand Pounds minorityminority (strong)
Commons14 Mar 2016Energy Bill — New Clause 3 — Carbon Capture and Storage Strategy for the Energy Industry minorityminority (strong)
Commons14 Mar 2016Energy Bill — New Clause 8 — Setting a Decarbonisation Target Range minorityminority (strong)
Commons3 May 2016Housing and Planning Bill — New Clause — Permitted Carbon Dixoide Emission Rate for New Homes absentminority (strong)
Commons9 May 2016Housing and Planning Bill — Carbon Dioxide Emission Rate and Energy Performance of New Homes minorityminority
Commons6 Sep 2016Finance Bill — New Clause 15 — VAT on Installation of Energy Saving Materials minorityminority
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons25 Jun 2019The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019 minorityminority
Commons24 Oct 2019Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — The Economy — In the Interest of the Many — Green Industrial Revolution minorityminority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons5 Feb 2020Transport — Eliminate Substantial Majority of Emissions by 2030 absentminority (strong)
Commons29 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — New Clause 6 — Climate and Nature Emergency Impact Statement as Prerequisite for Financial Assistance minorityminority (strong)
Commons12 Oct 2020Agriculture Bill — New Clause After Clause 42 — Contribution of Agriculture and Associated Land Use to Climate Change Targets minorityminority (strong)
Commons16 Nov 2020Pension Schemes Bill — Clause 124 — Climate Change Risk minorityminority (strong)
Commons13 Jan 2021Financial Services Bill — Schedule 2 — Prudential Regulation of Investment Firms — Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions minorityminority (strong)
Commons26 Jan 2021Environment Bill — New Clause 1 — Environmental Principles: Public Authorities minorityminority (strong)
Commons26 May 2021Environment Bill — New Clause 24 — Prohibition on Burning of Vegetation on Peat in Upland Areas minorityminority (strong)
Commons7 Jun 2021Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — New Clause 1 — Supporting Net Zero Greenhouse Targeted Gas Emission Target minorityminority (strong)
Commons14 Jul 2021Health and Care Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityMajority
Commons14 Jul 2021Health and Care Bill — Second Reading minorityMajority
Commons20 Oct 2021Environment Bill — Clause 18 — Policy Statement on Environmental Principles — Exemptions minorityminority (strong)
Commons3 Nov 2021Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons23 Nov 2021Health and Care Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority
Commons13 Dec 2021Subsidy Control Bill — Schedule 1 — The Subsidy Control Principles — Net Zero Greenhouse Gasses Emissions Target minorityminority (strong)
Commons10 Jan 2022Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Third Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons18 May 2022Programme for Government — Workers' Rights — Cost of Living — Climate — Benefits — Windfall Tax — Devolution — Human Rights absentminority (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 policy2110501050
MP voted against policy30150
MP absent7175350
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy55050
MP voted against policy7070
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*6612
Total:12811682

*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
 = 
1281
1682
 = 76.2 %.


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