Christopher Chope compared to 'Tougher sentences'

voted moderately for the policy

by scoring 62.4% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Christopher Chope	Policy vote
Commons	25 Feb 2005	Drugs (Sentencing and Commission of Inquiry) Bill	absent	Majority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	Christopher Chope	Policy vote
Commons	12 May 2014	Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — New Clause 22 — Increase Maximum Penalty for Driving While Disqualified to Two Years Imprisonment	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	12 May 2014	Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — New Clause 15 — Hostility Based on Membership of the Armed Forced to be Considered Aggravating Factor in Offences	absent	Majority
House	Date	Subject	Christopher Chope	Policy vote
Commons	21 Jul 2020	Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill — Clause 4 — Consideration of Alternatives to a Serious Terrorism Sentence	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	16 Mar 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Decline Second Reading	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	16 Mar 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Second Reading	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	9 Jun 2021	Protecting the Public and Justice for Victims	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	5 Jul 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — New Clause 89 — Minimum Sentence of 7 Years for Rape	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Jul 2021	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Third Reading	Majority	Majority (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 votes	Points	Out of
Most important votes (50 points)
MP voted with policy	3	150	150
MP voted against policy	1	0	50
MP absent	4	100	200
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:		251	402
*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

251

402

= 62.4 %.

How the number is calculated

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