Gavin Strang MP, Edinburgh East

voted ambiguously on the policy

Openness and Transparency - In Favour

by scoring 44.6% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectGavin StrangPolicy vote
Commons7 Dec 1999Freedom of Information Bill — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons4 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Ministerial orders for exemption Majorityminority (strong)
Commons4 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Time for compliance with request MajorityMajority
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures Majorityminority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Delete security services exemption — rejected Majorityminority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities Majorityminority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy Majorityminority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Harm from disclosure must be substantial — rejected Majorityminority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Power to confer additional exemptions by order absentminority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice Majorityminority
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Information held for the purpose of investigation absentminority
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill — New Bodies — National Assembly for Wales MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectGavin StrangPolicy vote
Commons20 Apr 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Keep disclosure for MPs' expenses — rejected absentminority (strong)
Commons20 Apr 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt only correspondence — rejected absentminority (strong)
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected absentminority (strong)
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected absentminority (strong)
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading absentminority (strong)
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityminority (strong)
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' financial interests — Full and complete registration absentMajority (strong)
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration 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 policy4200200
MP voted against policy60300
MP absent8200400
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy11010
MP voted against policy1010
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*112
Total:411922

*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
 = 
411
922
 = 44.6 %.


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