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Mr Paul Kohler vs David Simmonds

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 David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and David Simmonds voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

189 same votes 41 different votes 230 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
25 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Housing 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 6 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

59.2%
13% below average
Rank 580 of 649
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
349
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
180
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
169
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
15
4.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Appearances
112
+29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
92
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
Contributions
265
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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