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Mr Paul Kohler vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 184 different votes 219 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
8 Aye 0 No
Energy 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
18 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 25 No
Tax 6% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

59.8%
13% below average
Rank 577 of 649
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
347
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,572
2,366 eligible divisions
180
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
56.9% of votes cast
167
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
677
43.1% of votes cast
13
3.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

69
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
Appearances
40
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
97
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Contributions
45
-92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
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
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 Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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