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Mr Paul Kohler vs Bob Blackman

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

Photograph of Mr Paul Kohler
Mr Paul Kohler
LD Wimbledon
vs
Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Bob Blackman voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 48 different votes 280 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
12 Aye 21 No
Education 97% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 39 No
Tax 96% aligned 69 shared votes
27 Aye 42 No
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 93% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

58.5%
14% below average
Rank 585 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 49 of 650
363
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,104
2,406 eligible divisions
190
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
988
47.0% of votes cast
173
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,116
53.0% of votes cast
15
4.1% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

91
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Appearances
160
+67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
179
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
191
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£147,138
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35% below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
212 of 212 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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