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Mr Paul Kohler vs Jeff Smith

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

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Mr Paul Kohler
LD Wimbledon
vs
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Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Jeff Smith voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 260 different votes 300 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 21 No
Education 3% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 37 No
Tax 5% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 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
79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
343
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
177
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
166
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.4 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Contributions
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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