Rating and scoring methodology

Each dimension is scored from 1 to 5. A single rating's score is the weighted sum of its six dimensions, rounded to two decimals. A candidate's published figure is the arithmetic mean of every visible rating.

Public trust        4 × 0.20 = 0.80
Communication       3 × 0.15 = 0.45
Local issue focus   5 × 0.20 = 1.00
Policy clarity      4 × 0.15 = 0.60
Responsiveness      3 × 0.15 = 0.45
Overall             4 × 0.15 = 0.60
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Rating score                   3.90 / 5

• Only authenticated accounts may rate; anonymous rating is not offered.
• Rating submission is rate limited per account and per address.
• A hashed address is retained for abuse detection — never the raw address.
• A candidate cannot rate their own claimed profile.
• Unusual submission patterns are flagged for a moderator, who must record a reason for any removal.
• Any user can report a rating as abusive or fraudulent.
• Removed and hidden ratings are excluded from the published average and count.

Representative performance records — attendance, questions, bills, committee participation, constituency activity — are objective, source-backed records, published separately from perception ratings and always with a source reference. Where authoritative public records do not exist, the field is left empty rather than estimated.

• True — the claim is accurate and nothing significant is missing.
• Mostly true — accurate, but needs clarification or context.
• Misleading — technically defensible but creates a false impression.
• False — the claim is not supported by the evidence.
• Unverified — reviewed, but no reliable evidence either way.
• Insufficient evidence — evidence exists but is too thin to rule.