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Mr Paul Kohler vs Mr Will Forster

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 11 different votes 321 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
33 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
343
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
575 eligible divisions
177
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.7 % of votes cast
166
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
203
47.3 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Appearances
170
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Contributions
214
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API