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Sir John Whittingdale vs Mr Paul Kohler

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Mr Paul Kohler voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 35 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
24 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 8 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
Participation
59.2%
13% below average
Rank 580 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
349
590 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
51.6% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
169
48.4% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
15
4.3% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
103
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,138
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£147,138
35% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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