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Cat Smith vs Mr Paul Kohler

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Kohler
Mr Paul Kohler
LD Wimbledon

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Mr Paul Kohler voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 203 different votes 247 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 2 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
30 Aye 20 No
Tax 6% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
Participation
59.9%
13% below average
Rank 577 of 649
1,716
2,365 eligible divisions
Total votes
347
579 eligible divisions
928
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
51.9% of votes cast
788
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
167
48.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.7% of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Appearances
69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
25
-110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
Contributions
97
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,138
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£147,138
35% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API