Nick Smith MP, Blaenau Gwent

voted ambiguously on the policy

Regulate nicotine and tobacco sales + advertising

by scoring 48.7% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectNick SmithPolicy vote
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Prohibition on Purchasing Tobacco for a Child and Regulation of Tobacco Products MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons11 Mar 2015Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectNick SmithPolicy vote
Commons11 Apr 2016Finance Bill 2015-16 to 2016-17 — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons6 Sep 2016Finance Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons18 Apr 2017Finance (No. 2) Bill 2017 — Decline Second Reading absentMajority (strong)
Commons18 Apr 2017Finance (No. 2) Bill 2017 — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectNick SmithPolicy vote
Commons12 Sep 2017Finance Bill 2017-19 — Second Reading minorityMajority
Commons31 Oct 2017Finance Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority
HouseDateSubjectNick SmithPolicy vote
Commons22 Nov 2021Health and Care Bill — New Clause 4 — Packaging and Labelling of Nicotine Products minorityminority (strong)
Commons30 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill — After Clause 148 — Tobacco Products Statutory Scheme: Consultation minorityminority

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 policy3150150
MP voted against policy30150
MP absent12550
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy11010
MP voted against policy2020
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:185380

*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
 = 
185
380
 = 48.7 %.


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