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Mr Paul Kohler vs Jim Shannon

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
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Jim Shannon voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 63 different votes 327 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
2 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
31 Aye 40 No
Tax 94% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 88% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 25 No
Education 88% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 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
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
349
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
180
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
169
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
979
48.3% of votes cast
15
4.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
1,269
+1187.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
90
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Contributions
1,622
+1479.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35% below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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