Stephen Phillips MP, Sleaford and North Hykeham

voted strongly for the policy

Increase VAT

by scoring 91.8% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectStephen PhillipsPolicy vote
Commons28 Jun 2010Emergency Budget — Value Added Tax MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons6 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Second Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Rate of Value Added Tax MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — No Increase in VAT Rate for Charities — rejected MajorityMajority
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Require Impact Assessments Before VAT Increase — rejected MajorityMajority
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons20 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Third Reading MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons22 Jun 2011Opposition Day — The Economy MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons28 Jun 2011Value Added Tax (Change of Rate) Order 2011 MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons12 Oct 2011Opposition Day — Jobs and Growth MajorityMajority
Commons9 Nov 2011Opposition Day — Bankers Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — Reducing VAT — Tax Incentive for Small Firms to Take on Extra Workers MajorityMajority
Commons23 Nov 2011Opposition Day — Economic Growth and Employment MajorityMajority
Commons14 Dec 2011Opposition Day — Bank Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — New Homes — VAT — Tax Incentives for Small Companies Employing More Workers MajorityMajority
Commons11 Jan 2012Opposition Day — Energy Prices MajorityMajority
Commons16 May 2012Queens' Speech — Cost of Living — Public Transport Fares — VAT on Fuel MajorityMajority
Commons17 May 2012Queens' Speech — Tax on Bank Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — VAT Reduction — Make Investment Sooner MajorityMajority
Commons17 May 2012Queens' Speech — Jobs — Banker's Bonus Tax — VAT Cut — Tax Incentive to Take on Workers — Sooner Infrastructure Investment MajorityMajority
Commons3 Jul 2012Finance Bill — New Clause 12 — Rate of VAT MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons5 Sep 2012Opposition Day — Housing MajorityMajority
Commons5 Sep 2012Opposition Day — House Building — Bankers' Bonus Tax — VAT on Work on Homes Majorityminority
Commons18 Apr 2013Finance Bill — New Clause 2 — Rate of VAT MajorityMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectStephen PhillipsPolicy vote
Commons14 Jul 2015Summer Budget 2015 Majorityminority
Commons21 Jul 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Decline Second Reading Majorityminority
Commons21 Jul 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Second Reading Majorityminority
Commons26 Oct 2015Finance Bill 2015-16 — Third Reading Majorityminority

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 policy9450450
MP voted against policy000
MP absent000
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy11110110
MP voted against policy5050
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:560610

*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
 = 
560
610
 = 91.8 %.


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