Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
| House | Date | Subject | Michael Martin | Policy vote |
| Commons | 11 Jun 2002 | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Only allow destitute asylum seekers and those under residence restrictions to live in accommodation centres for a maximum of 10 weeks — rejected |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 11 Jun 2002 | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not allow appeals against rejected asylum claims from within the UK if the claim is unfounded |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 11 Jun 2002 | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow earlier rights of appeal — rejected |
absent | Majority |
| Commons | 12 Jun 2002 | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow the withdrawal of support from immigrants and asylum seekers in certain circumstances |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 12 Jun 2002 | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not penalise those who bring passengers to the UK without the necessary authority — rejected |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 12 Jun 2002 | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Third Reading |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 5 Nov 2002 | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children |
absent | Majority |
| Commons | 5 Nov 2002 | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Refuse support to asylum seekers who make a late claim |
absent | Majority |
| Commons | 17 Mar 2003 | Asylum (Designated States) Order 2003 |
absent | Majority |
| Commons | 16 Jul 2003 | Asylum (Designated States) (No. 2) Order 2003 |
absent | Majority |
| Commons | 17 Dec 2003 | Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 17 Dec 2003 | Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Second Reading |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 1 Mar 2004 | Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Burden of proof on prosecution rather than defendant in cases where immigrants to not have travel documents — rejected |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 1 Mar 2004 | Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to failed asylum seekers and their families — rejected |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 1 Mar 2004 | Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 1 Mar 2004 | Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to asylum seekers even when they make a late claim — rejected |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 1 Mar 2004 | Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Third Reading |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| House | Date | Subject | Michael Martin | Policy vote |
| Commons | 16 Nov 2005 | Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Excuse employers who employed illegal immigrants but took reasonable steps to comply with the necessary requirements — rejected |
absent | Majority |
| Commons | 16 Nov 2005 | Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Prevent the government from interpreting the Geneva Convention so that terrorism can be used as grounds to dismiss asylum claims — rejected |
absent | Majority |
| Commons | 16 Nov 2005 | Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Third Reading |
absent | Majority (strong) |
| Commons | 29 Mar 2006 | Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Allow failed asylum seekers to be given cash rather than vouchers — rejected |
absent | Majority |
| Commons | 25 Jul 2007 | The Asylum (Designated States) Order 2007 |
absent | Majority |
| House | Date | Subject | Lord Martin of Springburn | Policy vote |
| Lords | 12 Jan 2010 | European Union Committee report on a Common European Asylum System — Motion to Agree — rejected |
absent | Majority |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MP voted against policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MP absent | 13 | 325 | 650 |
| 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* | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Total: | 335 | 670 |
*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
=
335
670
= 50.0 %.
