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Mr Paul Kohler vs Kirsty Blackman

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 93 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 22 different votes 93 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
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Benefits 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 18 No
Tax 83% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 18 No
Tax 83% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

59.5 %
13 % below average
Rank 577 of 649
Participation
55.9 %
17 % below average
Rank 602 of 649
338
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
2,354 eligible divisions
176
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
752
57.1 % of votes cast
162
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
565
42.9 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

71
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
92
+17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
117
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
Contributions
204
+72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API