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Mr Paul Kohler vs Brian Leishman

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

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Mr Paul Kohler
LD Wimbledon
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Photograph of Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Brian Leishman voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 203 different votes 257 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
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 2 No
Housing 44% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 39 No
Tax 4% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 18 No
Education 9% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 2 No
Transport 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

59.7 %
13 % below average
Rank 577 of 649
Participation
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 649
343
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
575 eligible divisions
177
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
45.1 % of votes cast
166
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
234
54.9 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
23
5.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Appearances
113
+35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
98
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
Contributions
125
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£147,138
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19 % below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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