Nuclear Power

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on whether to support new civil nuclear power plants to generate electricity. There have also been votes on how to fund nuclear power generation.

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Analysis for Stephen Hesford

Stephen Hesford consistently voted for (100% aligned) new nuclear power.

Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted for (100% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Civil Nuclear Power 2006-01-17 no 100% against aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Nuclear Power 2002-03-05 absent na against na
Nuclear Power 2002-03-05 absent na agree na
Nuclear Power 2002-10-22 no 100% against aligned
Nuclear Power 2002-10-22 absent na agree na
Civil Nuclear Power 2006-01-17 absent na agree na