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Mr Paul Kohler vs Stephen Doughty

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

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Mr Paul Kohler
LD Wimbledon
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Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Kohler and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 156 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 120 different votes 156 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
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
343
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
177
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
166
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

70
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Appearances
82
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
98
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
Contributions
375
+236.5 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£147,138
35 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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