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Mr Paul Kohler vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 40 different votes 251 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
11 Aye 21 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 37 No
Tax 97% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 87% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

60.6 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 650
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 650
338
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,814
2,344 eligible divisions
176
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
872
48.1 % of votes cast
162
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
942
51.9 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

74
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Appearances
70
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
135
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Contributions
87
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#2
Energy
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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