Voter Identification

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on introducing a requirement for photographic identification to vote at polling stations.

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Analysis for Chris Clarkson

Chris Clarkson consistently voted for (100% aligned) photographic voter identification at polling stations.

Comparable Conservative 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
Elections Bill — Decline Second Reading — Voter ID — Overseas Voters — Postal Vote Misuse 2021-09-07 no 100% against aligned
Elections Bill — Second Reading — Voter ID — Overseas Voters — Postal Vote Misuse 2021-09-07 aye 100% agree aligned
Elections Bill — Clause 1 — Voter Identification 2022-01-17 no 99% against aligned
Elections Bill — Third Reading — Voter ID — Overseas Voters — Postal Vote Misuse 2022-01-17 aye 100% agree 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
Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Immigration — Policing — Elections 2021-05-19 no 100% against aligned
Elections Bill — Schedule 1 — Voter Identification — Acceptable Forms of Identification 2022-04-27 aye 100% agree aligned