Martin McGuinness MP, Mid Ulster

has never voted on the policy

Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants

by scoring 50.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectMartin McGuinnessPolicy vote
Commons9 Mar 2011Welfare Reform Bill — Decline Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons9 Mar 2011Welfare Reform Bill — Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons15 Jun 2011Welfare Reform Bill — Third Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons1 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs absentMajority
Commons21 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs — Exemptions from Benefit Reductions Due to Excess Bedrooms absentMajority (strong)
Commons24 Oct 2012Draft Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012 — Under Occupation Critera — Local Housing Allowance Rates 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 policy000
MP voted against policy000
MP absent5125250
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*112
Total:126252

*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
252
 = 50.0 %.


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