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Needs updating

The app still has a “letterbox” view on newer iPhones.

As other reviews say, it needs refining with how you can view voting records.

However, in general it is a useful app to easily see how your MP is voting.

Could be improved

Would be better if you could search by members name so you can see what members have voted historically, other than that seems good.

This could be really good but......

...odd votes don’t appear within 20 mins; as though they’re being held back as subsequent votes appear.

...individual MP’s votes (Member View) don’t always agree with the votes shown in a particular motion.

...individual MP’s votes frequently pick up incorrect dates and sometimes show AYE when the voted NO and vice versa.

Theses bugs need to be addressed because, as it stands, you can’t trust the data shown.
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Needs major improvements

You need to be able to search by mp areas instead of just names

Needs information of what they are voting on.

Must be easier to see votes by party

Voting record can’t be relied upon

I agree with Skyedog123 - display of one Member’s voting record is unreliable. It appears to be chronological, but on scrolling down I find it jumping from 3 months ago back to the present time. On one occasion I found it changed its mind as to how the MP had voted, when displaying it for the 2nd time.
But voting record is the purpose of the app!
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Good idea, needs refinement

Although the idea of the app is good, it’s still let down by poor UX. For example, if I search for one MP’s votes, they don’t display in any obvious order - not alphabetical by topic, and not chronological. That really impairs the usability of the app.

Great app, still room to improve

Would really like an update to allow you to get push notifications when a vote is had

Good app but needs refining

I like the idea of getting people more involved in this way. However the app really does need refining in some areas. First, it needs to have the ability to separate votes out into different items on the agenda, topic areas etc. rather than just being in a list form.

Also, perhaps an ability to see MPs past votes, would be quite useful also. Maybe even an interactive chamber version for iPad! (Perhaps that’s going over the top).

But it just needs a little bit of refining, so it’s efficient and looks a bit more professional. However I can’t complain since it’s a good start.
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Useful

Useful app for seeing HoC votes however it would be useful to see MPs who didn't vote/abstained

Useful app, let down by poor UX

The app is a potentially very useful, but it's let down by some very poor UX.

Votes appear to be displayed in a random order, making them difficult to navigate. This is a real pity.

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