Pat Doherty MP, West Tyrone

has never voted on the policy

Trident replacement - In favour

by scoring 50.0% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectPat DohertyPolicy vote
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System absentMajority (strong)
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System absentMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectPat DohertyPolicy vote
Commons20 Jan 2015Opposition Day — Trident Nuclear Weapons System Renewal absentMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectPat DohertyPolicy vote
Commons4 Jun 2015Queen's Speech — Spending Cuts, Welfare Changes and Trident absentMajority (strong)
Commons24 Nov 2015Opposition Day — Trident Nuclear Deterrent Programme Renewal absentMajority (strong)
Commons26 May 2016Queen's Speech — UK Membership of the EU — Nuclear Weapons — House of Lords — Devolution — Refugee Crisis in Europe absentMajority (strong)
Commons18 Jul 2016UK's Nuclear Deterrent — Replacement of Trident Nuclear Submarines — Maintenance of Continuous At Sea Deterrence 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 absent7175350
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:175350

*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
 = 
175
350
 = 50.0 %.


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