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Mr Paul Kohler vs Rebecca Smith

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 47 different votes 220 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
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 95% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 92% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 3 No
Benefits 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
349
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
180
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
169
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
15
4.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
Appearances
147
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
101
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Contributions
265
+121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35% below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API