Paul Girvan MP, South Antrim

voted strongly for the policy

Measures to reduce tax avoidance.

by scoring 93.2% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectPaul GirvanPolicy vote
Commons12 Nov 2018Finance Bill — Decline Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons12 Nov 2018Finance Bill — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectPaul GirvanPolicy vote
Commons20 Jan 2020Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Economy and Jobs Majorityminority
Commons25 Feb 2020Proper Funding of Public Services — Tax Avoidance and Evasion minorityminority (strong)
Commons1 Jul 2020Finance Bill — Schedule 1 — Workers’ Services Provided Through Intermediaries — Responsibility for Determining if Off-Payroll Working Rules Apply absentminority

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 policy000
MP absent000
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy1010
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*112
Total:151162

*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
 = 
151
162
 = 93.2 %.


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