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Matt Western vs Mr Paul Kohler

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Mr Paul Kohler
Mr Paul Kohler
LD Wimbledon

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Mr Paul Kohler voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 206 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
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
37 Aye 21 No
Tax 5% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

74.5%
2% above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
59.9%
13% below average
Rank 577 of 649
1,571
2,110 eligible divisions
Total votes
347
579 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
51.9% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
167
48.1% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.7% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
69
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
115
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
97
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,138
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£147,138
35% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
3
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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