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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 240 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 4 different votes 240 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

60.0 %
13 % below average
Rank 575 of 650
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 477 of 650
338
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,578
2,349 eligible divisions
176
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
162
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
673
42.6 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
Appearances
63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
115
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Contributions
108
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 244 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
£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 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API