Equality and Human Rights

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Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the subject of where prejudice or discrimination should be made illegal and where exceptions should be made to permit otherwise illegal discrimination. MPs have also voted on the degree to which "human rights" are protected.

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Analysis for David Ward

David Ward consistently voted for (100% aligned) laws to promote equality and human rights.

Comparable Liberal Democrat MPs voted a mixture of for and against (57% 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.
annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion	date	person vote	party alignment	policy direction	policy aligned
Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 — Application of Discrimination Laws to Mariners	2011-07-13	absent	na	agree	na
Human Rights Act 1998 Repeal Bill	2012-12-04	no	100%	against	aligned
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights	2013-04-16	no	9%	against	aligned
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Discrimination on the Basis of Caste	2013-04-16	no	6%	against	aligned
Immigration Bill — New Clause 15 — Exemptions to Automatic Deportation of Criminals on Human Rights Grounds	2014-01-30	no	100%	against	aligned

Informative Divisions

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