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Mr Paul Kohler vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Mr Paul Kohler
Mr Paul Kohler
LD Wimbledon
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 39 different votes 217 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
7 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
0 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
0 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 95% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 93% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
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
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Benefits 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

58.5%
14% below average
Rank 585 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 381 of 650
363
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,406 eligible divisions
190
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
46.1% of votes cast
173
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
935
53.9% of votes cast
15
4.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

91
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Appearances
146
+53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
179
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
182
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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