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Mr Paul Kohler vs Dr Al Pinkerton

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Dr Al Pinkerton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 2 different votes 316 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
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 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
68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
343
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
575 eligible divisions
177
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
203
51.5 % of votes cast
166
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
191
48.5 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Appearances
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Contributions
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£189,783
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£189,783
16 % below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#3
Education
43 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API