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Ed Davey vs Mr Paul Kohler

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


Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Mr Paul Kohler voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

206 same votes 2 different votes 208 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
23 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
Participation
59.2%
13% below average
Rank 580 of 649
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
349
590 eligible divisions
715
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
51.6% of votes cast
561
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
169
48.4% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
15
4.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Appearances
67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
Contributions
101
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,138
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£147,138
35% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
11
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

Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#1
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API