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Mr Paul Kohler vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Hilary Benn voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 231 different votes 266 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
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 5 No
Housing 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 23 No
Education 3% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 7% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

59.1%
14% below average
Rank 580 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 649
347
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,834
2,373 eligible divisions
180
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
56.5% of votes cast
167
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.5% 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
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

68
-13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
59
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649
94
-47.2 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
Contributions
459
+317.8 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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