Military Action Against Group Known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on whether the UK should take part in military action in Iraq and Syria against the group known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh.

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Analysis for Roberta Blackman-Woods

Roberta Blackman-Woods generally voted against (33% aligned) military action against ISIL (Daesh).

Comparable Labour MPs voted a mixture of for and against (49% 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
UK Air Strikes Against ISIL in Iraq 2014-09-26 aye 89% agree aligned
UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise 2015-12-02 aye 71% against not aligned
UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria 2015-12-02 no 70% agree not aligned