John Spellar MP, Warley

voted moderately for the policy

HS2 - In Favour

by scoring 61.1% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectJohn SpellarPolicy vote
Commons26 Jun 2013High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Decline Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons26 Jun 2013High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons31 Oct 2013High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Third Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons28 Apr 2014High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Decline Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons28 Apr 2014High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectJohn SpellarPolicy vote
Commons23 Mar 2016High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Third Reading absentMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectJohn SpellarPolicy vote
Commons30 Jan 2018High Speed Rail (West Midlands — Crewe) Bill — Second Reading — High Speed 2 Phase 2 — Fradley to Crewe absentMajority (strong)
Commons15 Jul 2019High Speed Rail (West Midlands — Crewe) Bill — Third Reading — Phase 2a of HS2 — Fradley Wood to Crewe absentMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectJohn SpellarPolicy vote
Commons8 Dec 2021Rail Investment and Integrated Rail Plan 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 policy2100100
MP voted against policy000
MP absent7175350
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:275450

*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
 = 
275
450
 = 61.1 %.


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