Stuart Anderson MP, Wolverhampton South West

voted ambiguously on the policy

Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits

by scoring 51.2% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectStuart AndersonPolicy vote
Commons18 Jan 2021Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit absentminority (strong)
Commons23 Feb 2021Government's Management of the Economy absentminority
Commons15 Sep 2021Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit absentminority (strong)
Commons21 Sep 2021Working People’s Finances: Government Policy MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons10 Jan 2022Charter for Budget Responsibility MajorityMajority
Commons10 Jan 2022Welfare Cap Majorityminority (strong)
Commons24 Jan 2022Cost of Living Increases — Income — Poverty — Universal Credit — Energy Payment — Child Payments absentminority (strong)
Commons7 Feb 2022Social Security and Pensions Majorityminority (strong)
Commons2 Mar 2022Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2022 absentminority (strong)
Commons18 May 2022Programme for Government — Workers' Rights — Cost of Living — Climate — Benefits — Windfall Tax — Devolution — Human Rights MajorityMajority (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 policy2100100
MP voted against policy20100
MP absent4100200
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy11010
MP voted against policy000
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*112
Total:211412

*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
 = 
211
412
 = 51.2 %.


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