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Mr Paul Kohler vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 6 different votes 246 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
26 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 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
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
349
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
180
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
57.5% of votes cast
169
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.5% of votes cast
15
4.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
Appearances
77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
103
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Contributions
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35% below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
191 of 211 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API