Sarah Champion compared to 'Coalition Programme for Government

voted moderately against the policy

Coalition Programme for Government - For

by scoring 26.4% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Sarah Champion	Policy vote
Commons	19 Dec 2012	Energy Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	29 Jan 2013	Electoral Registration and Administration Bill — New Clause on Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	25 Mar 2013	March 2013 Budget	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	15 Apr 2013	Finance Bill 2013 — Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	4 Jun 2013	Energy Bill — Third Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	5 Jun 2013	Opposition Day — Badger Cull	minority	Majority
Commons	5 Jun 2013	Opposition Day — Badger Cull	minority	Majority
Commons	26 Jun 2013	High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Decline Second Reading	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	26 Jun 2013	High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	2 Jul 2013	Finance Bill — Third Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	22 Oct 2013	Immigration Bill — Second Reading	absent	Majority
Commons	31 Oct 2013	High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Third Reading	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	4 Dec 2013	Recall of Elected Representatives — Power for Voters to Prompt New Election Before Term of Office Ends	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	30 Jan 2014	Immigration Bill — Third Reading	absent	Majority
Commons	13 Mar 2014	Backbench Business — Badger Cull	Majority	minority
Commons	25 Mar 2014	March 2014 Budget	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	25 Mar 2014	Budget Resolution — The Bank Levy	minority	Majority
Commons	1 Apr 2014	Finance Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	1 Apr 2014	Finance Bill — Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	1 Apr 2014	Finance Bill — Carry-Over	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	28 Apr 2014	High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Decline Second Reading	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	28 Apr 2014	High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	7 May 2014	Minimum Price of Alcohol	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	2 Jul 2014	Finance Bill 2013-14 to 2014-15 — Third Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Second Reading	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Third Reading	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	7 Nov 2014	Football Governance Bill — Second Reading	absent	Majority
Commons	23 Mar 2015	March 2015 Budget	minority	Majority
Commons	25 Mar 2015	Finance Bill — Third Reading	absent	Majority

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	4	200	200
MP voted against policy	13	0	650
MP absent	3	75	150
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	5	0	50
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	4	4	8
Total:		279	1058
*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

279

1058

= 26.4 %.

How the number is calculated

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