Official portrait of Mr Paul Kohler

Mr Paul Kohler

Liberal Democrat MP for Wimbledon, since 4 July 2024

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)

Mr Paul Kohler is the Liberal Democrat MP for Wimbledon, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland).

Scorecard

59.2% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
349 Votes cast out of 590 divisions
241 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
15 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Liberal Democrat MPs
12 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
156 Debates spoken in 184 written questions tabled

Ranked 519 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.4%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
11 Sep 2026 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading against party line No 270–286
11 Sep 2026 Closure motion against party line No 293–218
10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 77–292
9 Sep 2026 Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 371–100
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 No vote 162–297
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 No vote 106–302
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 No vote 108–357
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 No vote 79–300
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 No vote 170–316
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 No vote 77–317
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private No vote 1–79
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Aye 411–102
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 Aye 85–427
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 No 105–410
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye 166–346
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division No vote 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Aye 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading No 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 369–102

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Councillor
Payer: Merton Council, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden SM4 5DX
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Remuneration: £1,001.17 a month
Hours: 10 hrs a week approximate
(Registered 3 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association Limited
Address of donor: The National Tennis Centre 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two Centre Court Wimbledon tickets (no hospitality included), value £600
Date received: 10 July 2026
Date accepted: 10 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 21 July 2026)

On the register since 18 Aug 2026

Name of donor: BBC
Address of donor: Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to Wimbledon Centre Court after a tour of the BBC studios operating there (no hospitality, value of tickets estimated), value £600
Date received: 9 July 2026
Date accepted: 9 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration RC000057
(Registered 21 July 2026)

On the register since 18 Aug 2026

Name of donor: The All England Lawn Tennis Club
Address of donor: Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two Royal Box tickets including hospitality, to watch the Wimbledon Championships, value £930
Date received: 1 July 2026
Date accepted: 1 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07546718
(Registered 8 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Complimentary membership to the National Liberal Club, 2026, value £1,140
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 5 January 2026
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 12 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Complimentary membership of the NLC from 14 August 2024 until 31 December 2025, value £1,552.86
Date received: 8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 9 July 2024
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 3 August 2024)

On the register since 31 Dec 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: European Jewish Association
Address of donor: Rue du Cornet 22, 1040 Etterbeek, Belgium
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Part of the flights and accommodation have been provided for this trip. (£350 for both), value £350
Destination of visit: Poland (Auschwitz)
Dates of visit: 3 November 2025 to 5 November 2025
Purpose of visit: To visit Auschwitz as a cross-party group. The purpose was to learn from each other how to promote peace.
(Registered 4 December 2025)

On the register since 7 Apr 2026

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Babylon Bars (London) Ltd
Nature of business: Hospitality
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Name of company or organisation: Babylon Bars Ltd
Nature of business: Hospitality
(Registered 3 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Unpaid Director, Babylon Bars (London) Ltd.
(Registered 3 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Unpaid Director, Babylon Bars Ltd.
(Registered 3 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

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Debates

156 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 1 Oct 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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