Yvette Cooper MP, Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

voted ambiguously on the policy

Tougher sentences

by scoring 42.7% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
HouseDateSubjectYvette CooperPolicy vote
Commons25 Feb 2005Drugs (Sentencing and Commission of Inquiry) Bill absentMajority (strong)
HouseDateSubjectYvette CooperPolicy vote
Commons12 May 2014Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — New Clause 22 — Increase Maximum Penalty for Driving While Disqualified to Two Years Imprisonment minorityminority (strong)
Commons12 May 2014Criminal Justice and Courts Bill — New Clause 15 — Hostility Based on Membership of the Armed Forced to be Considered Aggravating Factor in Offences minorityMajority
HouseDateSubjectYvette CooperPolicy vote
Commons21 Jul 2020Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill — Clause 4 — Consideration of Alternatives to a Serious Terrorism Sentence minorityMajority (strong)
Commons16 Mar 2021Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Decline Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons16 Mar 2021Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Second Reading minorityMajority (strong)
Commons9 Jun 2021Protecting the Public and Justice for Victims MajorityMajority (strong)
Commons5 Jul 2021Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — New Clause 89 — Minimum Sentence of 7 Years for Rape minorityminority (strong)
Commons5 Jul 2021Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Third Reading minorityMajority (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 policy3150150
MP voted against policy40200
MP absent12550
Less important votes (10 points)   
MP voted with policy000
MP voted against policy1010
Less important absentees (2 points)   
MP absent*000
Total:175410

*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
 = 
175
410
 = 42.7 %.


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