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Research carried out by RateMyTory has shown that the more a Tory candidate says the less progressive they become.

Statistics collated from all 350-plus rated Tories has found a clear negative correlation between the amount of information we have on a candidate and their overall progressive rating.

MPs and PPCs have been grouped by the number of RateMyTory’s ten progressive categories that we have scored them on. The results can be seen below.

Tories with two or three complete categories have average progressive ratings of 46.1 and 44.8 respectively. As the amount of information on a candidate increases, the average ratings plummet.

Those with seven completed categories score 36.8 whilst the 12 well-profiled candidates with nine scores average a mere 32.8 per cent.

Sharp Tory raters may have noticed the chart excludes candidates about whom RateMyTory has either one or ten complete categories. This is because those only rated in one category have insufficient information for an accurate progressive rating whilst there are only two candidates that have a complete set of ten scores, too small a sample size. For journalistic accuracy the full table can be seen here.

These findings come as no surprise in a campaign where barely a day goes past without a Tory revealing their true opinion, whether on gay rights, immigration or climate change.

However, at least in these cases the Tories’ progressive mask came off before polling day giving voters the chance to pass judgement on the comments made and opinions expressed.

Despite the best efforts of RateMyTory and our contributors there are still many Tory candidates in winnable seats who refuse to offer any insight into what they believe or how they will represent their constituents if elected. Such laziness or lack of transparency is appalling with an election just two days away.

One can only assume that, if their fellow candidates are anything to go by, the silent element of the Tory party are staying quiet to keep their views to themselves before it reveals the costs them votes.

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