John Spellar MP, Warley

voted strongly for the policy

Energy Prices - More Affordable

by scoring 87.3% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectJohn SpellarPolicy vote
Commons11 Jan 2012Opposition Day — Energy Prices minorityminority (strong)
Commons24 Oct 2012Opposition Day — Put Over 75s on Cheapest Energy Tariff and Reform Energy Market minorityminority (strong)
Commons14 May 2013Cost of Living minorityminority
Commons4 Sep 2013Opposition Day — Jobs — Capital Investment — Mansion Tax — Income Tax — Rail Fares — Energy Bills — Private Tenants — Pensions — Payday Loans — Banking, Planning and Skills Reforms minorityminority
Commons4 Sep 2013Opposition Day — Living Standards — Energy Prices and Profits minorityminority (strong)
Commons6 Nov 2013Opposition Day — Energy Prices minorityminority (strong)
Commons27 Nov 2013Opposition Day — Cost of Living minorityminority
Commons18 Dec 2013Opposition Day — Food Banks — Economic Policies minorityminority
Commons2 Apr 2014Opposition Day — Energy Price Freeze minorityminority (strong)
Commons18 Jun 2014Opposition Day — Energy Prices — Require Suppliers to Pass on Wholesale Price Reductions to Consumers minorityminority (strong)
Commons26 Nov 2014Opposition Day — Government Policies (Wales) minorityminority (strong)
Commons14 Jan 2015Opposition Day — Energy Prices — Require Energy Companies to Pass Savings to Customers When Wholesale Prices Fall minorityminority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectJohn SpellarPolicy vote
Commons24 Oct 2018Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2018 minorityMajority (strong)
Commons16 Jan 2019Draft Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 — Landlords Required to Fund Improvements minorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectJohn SpellarPolicy vote
Commons21 Sep 2021Working People’s Finances: Government Policy minorityminority (strong)
Commons10 Jan 2022Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Clause 7 — Licence Modifications: Relevant Licensee Nuclear Companies minorityminority (strong)
Commons11 Jan 2022Household Energy Bills: VAT minorityminority (strong)
Commons1 Feb 2022Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall Tax MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons17 May 2022Programme for Government — Windfall Tax on Profits of Oil and Gas Producers — Domestic Energy Prices 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 policy13650650
MP voted against policy20100
MP absent000
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy44040
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:690790

*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
 = 
690
790
 = 87.3 %.


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