Kirsten Oswald MP, East Renfrewshire

voted ambiguously on the policy

Increase the income tax - tax free allowance

by scoring 45.8% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectKirsten OswaldPolicy vote
Commons14 Jul 2015Summer Budget 2015 minorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Jul 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Decline Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons21 Jul 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons26 Oct 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Third Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons22 Mar 2016March 2016 Budget minorityMajority (strong)
Commons11 Apr 2016Finance Bill 2015-16 to 2016-17 — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons6 Sep 2016Finance Bill — Third Reading absentMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectKirsten OswaldPolicy vote
Commons9 Mar 2021Income Tax Thresholds minorityminority (strong)
Commons13 Apr 2021Finance (No. 2) Bill — Second Reading minorityminority (strong)
Commons19 Apr 2021Finance (No. 2) Bill — Clause 5 — Basic Rate Limit and Personal Allowance for Future Tax Years absentminority (strong)
Commons24 May 2021Finance Bill — Third Reading minorityminority (strong)
Commons21 Sep 2021Working People’s Finances: Government Policy 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 policy4200200
MP voted against policy50250
MP absent375150
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:275600

*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
600
 = 45.8 %.


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