Craig Whittaker MP, Calder Valley

voted ambiguously on the policy

Measures to reduce tax avoidance.

by scoring 59.3% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectCraig WhittakerPolicy vote
Commons25 Mar 2013March 2013 Budget MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons15 Apr 2013Finance Bill 2013 — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons1 Jul 2013Finance Bill — New Clause 12 — International Tax Transparency for Multi-National Companies Majorityminority
Commons2 Jul 2013Finance Bill — Third Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons11 Feb 2015Opposition Day — Reducing Tax Avoidance Majorityminority
HouseDateSubjectCraig WhittakerPolicy vote
Commons13 Apr 2016Tax Avoidance and Evasion Majorityminority (strong)
Commons19 Apr 2016Bank of England and Financial Services Bill — Combating Abusive Tax Avoidance Arrangements Majorityminority (strong)
Commons28 Jun 2016Finance Bill — Schedule 19 — Multinational Enterprises — Publication of Country by Country Tax Strategy Majorityminority (strong)
Commons18 Apr 2017Finance (No. 2) Bill 2017 — Decline Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons18 Apr 2017Finance (No. 2) Bill 2017 — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectCraig WhittakerPolicy vote
Commons12 Nov 2018Finance Bill — Decline Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons12 Nov 2018Finance Bill — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectCraig WhittakerPolicy vote
Commons20 Jan 2020Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Economy and Jobs Majorityminority
Commons25 Feb 2020Proper Funding of Public Services — Tax Avoidance and Evasion Majorityminority (strong)
Commons1 Jul 2020Finance Bill — Schedule 1 — Workers’ Services Provided Through Intermediaries — Responsibility for Determining if Off-Payroll Working Rules Apply Majorityminority

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 policy7350350
MP voted against policy40200
MP absent000
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy4040
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:350590

*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
 = 
350
590
 = 59.3 %.


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