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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Mr Paul Kohler

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


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Mr Paul Kohler voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 2 different votes 316 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
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
59.7 %
13 % below average
Rank 577 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
575 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
51.6 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
166
48.4 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,138
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£147,138
35 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API