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Mr Paul Kohler vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Helen Whately voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 49 different votes 244 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
10 Aye 20 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 37 No
Tax 95% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 93% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 10 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
349
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
180
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
169
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
15
4.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

65
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
95
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Contributions
65
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 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
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