Ruth Smeeth compared to 'A stricter immigration system'

voted strongly against the policy

by scoring 16.4% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Ruth Smeeth	Policy vote
Commons	9 Sep 2015	Opposition Day — Assistance for Middle East Refugees	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	13 Oct 2015	Immigration Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	13 Oct 2015	Immigration Bill — Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	1 Dec 2015	Immigration Bill — Clause 8 — Offence of Illegal Working	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	1 Dec 2015	Immigration Bill — Clauses 13-16 — Residential Tenancies	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	1 Dec 2015	Immigration Bill — Support for Failed Asylum Seekers and Illegal Migrants	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	1 Dec 2015	Immigration Bill — Clause 34 — Human Rights Appeals within the United Kingdom	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	1 Dec 2015	Immigation Bill — Third Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	14 Dec 2015	European Union Documents — Relocation of Migrants in need of International Protection	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	25 Apr 2016	Immigration Bill — Immigration Detention of Those Who Are Pregnant and Vulnerable People	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	25 Apr 2016	Immigration Bill — Asylum Seekers: Permission to Work after Six Months	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	15 Jun 2016	European Union Membership	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	6 Jul 2016	EU Nationals Currently Living in the UK — Right to Remain	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	14 Sep 2016	UK Withdrawal from Membership of the European Union	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	19 Oct 2016	Rights for EU Nationals if the UK Leaves the EU	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	7 Dec 2016	The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union	Majority	Majority
Commons	7 Dec 2016	The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union	Majority	Majority
Commons	14 Dec 2016	Draft Immigration Act 2014 (Current Accounts) (Excluded Accounts and Notification Requirements) Regulations 2016	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	1 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Decline Second Reading	absent	Majority
Commons	1 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	Majority
Commons	6 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 26 — Agreement of Representatives of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Administrations	absent	Majority
Commons	7 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 180 — UK To Remain EU Member Unless UK Parliament Agrees Terms for Leaving	absent	Majority
Commons	7 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 143 — Financial Liability of the UK towards the EU	absent	Majority
Commons	8 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 2 — Undertakings Prior to Giving Notice of the UK's Intention to Leave the EU	minority	Majority
Commons	8 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Northern Ireland	minority	Majority
Commons	8 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — All Clauses Stand Part	Majority	Majority
Commons	8 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 57 — Protection of EU Citizens' UK Residence Rights	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	8 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 192 — Nuclear Collaboration — Euratom	minority	Majority
Commons	8 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading	Majority	Majority
Commons	13 Mar 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — EU Derived Rights and Potential to Aquire Residency Rights for EU and EEA Citizens	minority	Majority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	Ruth Smeeth	Policy vote
Commons	29 Jun 2017	Queen's Speech — Energy Prices — Europe — Tuition Fees — Public Sector Pay — Minimum Wage — Student Grants	minority	Majority
Commons	29 Jun 2017	Queen's Speech — European Union Negiotiations	absent	Majority
Commons	11 Sep 2017	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	11 Sep 2017	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	14 Nov 2017	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972	absent	Majority
Commons	17 Jan 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Reject Third Reading — Membership of the European Union	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	17 Jan 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading — Membership of the European Union	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	13 Jun 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Seek Participation in European Economic Area via EU Withdrawal Agreement Negotiations	absent	Majority
Commons	13 Jun 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Make Withdrawal Conditional on Statement on Negotiations to Retain UK Participation in EU Customs Union	minority	Majority
Commons	28 Jan 2019	Immigration and Social Security Co-Ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading — UK Immigration Controls for EU Citizens	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	13 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	29 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Withdrawal — Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019	absent	minority
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Delay to the UK Leaving the EU	absent	minority
Commons	9 Apr 2019	Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019	Majority	minority

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 votes	Points	Out of
Most important votes (50 points)
MP voted with policy	1	50	50
MP voted against policy	20	0	1000
MP absent	5	125	250
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	5	50	50
MP voted against policy	6	0	60
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	9	9	18
Total:		234	1428
*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

234

1428

= 16.4 %.

How the number is calculated

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