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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.
Voting alignment
Mr Paul Kohler and David Simmonds voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.
199 same votes
41 different votes
240 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
58.5%
14% below average
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
363
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,404
1,688 eligible divisions
190
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
678
48.3% of votes cast
173
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
726
51.7% of votes cast
15
4.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Debates
91
-2.0 vs Commons average
Appearances
108
+15.0 vs Commons average
179
+17.0 vs Commons average
Contributions
165
+3.0 vs Commons average
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
12
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API