Giles Watling MP, Clacton

voted moderately for the policy

Reduce central funding for local government

by scoring 62.4% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectGiles WatlingPolicy vote
Commons7 Feb 2018Local Government Finance (England) 2018-19 — Level of Revenue Support Grant absentMajority (strong)
Commons28 Mar 2018Local Government Funding absentminority (strong)
Commons5 Feb 2019Local Government Finance (England) 2019-20 — Level of Revenue Support Grant MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectGiles WatlingPolicy vote
Commons25 Jan 2021Council Tax: Government’s Proposed Increase — COVID-19 absentminority (strong)
Commons23 Feb 2021Government's Management of the Economy absentminority

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 policy15050
MP voted against policy000
MP absent375150
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*112
Total:126202

*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
 = 
126
202
 = 62.4 %.


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