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Mr Paul Kohler vs Sir James Cleverly

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 James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

186 same votes 30 different votes 216 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
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 96% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 9 No
Benefits 89% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Transport 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 4 No
Housing 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

60.3 %
12 % below average
Rank 574 of 650
Participation
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 439 of 650
334
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,629
2,340 eligible divisions
173
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
765
47.0 % of votes cast
161
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
864
53.0 % of votes cast
13
3.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

77
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Appearances
35
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
143
+22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
53
-67.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
191 of 211 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#2
Transport
76 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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