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Mr Paul Kohler vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 191 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 169 different votes 191 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 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
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
349
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
180
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
169
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
15
4.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
Appearances
80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
103
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Contributions
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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