Ben Bradshaw MP, Exeter

voted moderately against the policy

Increase the income tax - tax free allowance

by scoring 23.5% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons29 Mar 2011March 2011 Budget minorityMajority (strong)
Commons26 Apr 2011Finance Bill — Reject Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons26 Apr 2011Finance Bill 2011 — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons5 Jul 2011Finance Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons26 Mar 2012March 2012 Budget minorityMajority (strong)
Commons16 Apr 2012Finance Bill — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons16 Apr 2012Finance Bill (carry over) minorityMajority (strong)
Commons3 Jul 2012Finance Bill 2012 — Third Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons25 Mar 2013March 2013 Budget absentMajority (strong)
Commons15 Apr 2013Finance Bill 2013 — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons2 Jul 2013Finance Bill — Third Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons25 Mar 2014March 2014 Budget minorityMajority (strong)
Commons1 Apr 2014Finance Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons1 Apr 2014Finance Bill — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons1 Apr 2014Finance Bill — Carry-Over minorityMajority (strong)
Commons2 Jul 2014Finance Bill 2013-14 to 2014-15 — Third Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons23 Mar 2015March 2015 Budget minorityMajority (strong)
Commons25 Mar 2015Finance Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons14 Jul 2015Summer Budget 2015 minorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Jul 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Decline Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons21 Jul 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons26 Oct 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Third Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons22 Mar 2016March 2016 Budget minorityMajority (strong)
Commons11 Apr 2016Finance Bill 2015-16 to 2016-17 — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons6 Sep 2016Finance Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons1 Nov 2018Budget Resolution 5 — Basic Rate Limit and Personal Allowance for Tax Year 2019-20 absentMajority (strong)
Commons12 Nov 2018Finance Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons12 Nov 2018Finance Bill — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons19 Nov 2018Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Basic Rate Limit and Personal Allowance for 2019-20 and 2020-21 absentMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectBen BradshawPolicy vote
Commons9 Mar 2021Income Tax Thresholds minorityminority (strong)
Commons13 Apr 2021Finance (No. 2) Bill — Second Reading minorityminority (strong)
Commons19 Apr 2021Finance (No. 2) Bill — Clause 5 — Basic Rate Limit and Personal Allowance for Future Tax Years minorityminority (strong)
Commons24 May 2021Finance Bill — Third Reading minorityminority (strong)
Commons21 Sep 2021Working People’s Finances: Government Policy minorityminority (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 policy5250250
MP voted against policy2301150
MP absent6150300
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:4001700

*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
 = 
400
1700
 = 23.5 %.


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