Paul Girvan MP, South Antrim

voted moderately for the policy

Energy Prices - More Affordable

by scoring 71.4% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectPaul GirvanPolicy vote
Commons24 Oct 2018Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2018 MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons16 Jan 2019Draft Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 — Landlords Required to Fund Improvements MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectPaul GirvanPolicy vote
Commons21 Sep 2021Working People’s Finances: Government Policy minorityminority (strong)
Commons10 Jan 2022Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Clause 7 — Licence Modifications: Relevant Licensee Nuclear Companies Majorityminority (strong)
Commons11 Jan 2022Household Energy Bills: VAT Majorityminority (strong)
Commons1 Feb 2022Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall Tax MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons17 May 2022Programme for Government — Windfall Tax on Profits of Oil and Gas Producers — Domestic Energy Prices minorityminority (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 policy5250250
MP voted against policy20100
MP absent000
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:250350

*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
 = 
250
350
 = 71.4 %.


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