voted moderately against the policy
Incentivise membership of press regulator
by scoring 33.3% compared to the votes below
| House | Date | Subject | Mark Pawsey | Policy vote |
| Commons | 18 Mar 2013 | Crime and Courts Bill — New Clause 21A — Press Regulation — Exemplary Damages | Majority | Majority (strong) |
| House | Date | Subject | Mark Pawsey | Policy vote |
| Commons | 1 Nov 2016 | Investigatory Powers Bill — Major News Publishers Which Are Not Members of an Approved Regulator — Claims of Unlawful Interception — Court Costs | Majority | minority (strong) |
| Commons | 15 Nov 2016 | Investigatory Powers Bill — Incentive for Major News Publishers to Join an Approved Regulator — Claims of Unlawful Interception — Court Costs | Majority | minority (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 votes | Points | Out of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most important votes (50 points) | |||
| MP voted with policy | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| MP voted against policy | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| MP absent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Less important votes (10 points) | |||
| MP voted with policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MP voted against policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Less important absentees (2 points) | |||
| MP absent* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 50 | 150 | |
*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. | |||
total points
150