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

59.7% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
343 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
232 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
13 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
153 Debates spoken in 182 written questions tabled

Ranked 515 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. 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

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
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
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners No vote 115–0
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 No vote 394–85
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No vote 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Aye 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 Aye 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Aye 332–94
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 323–160
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers No vote 112–283
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment No vote 294–110
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness No vote 108–307
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 No vote 171–322

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: 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

Name of donor: UK Music
Address of donor: Work.Life, 33 Foley Street, London, England W1W 7TL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the BST in Hyde Park, including hospitality on the terrace, value £599.88
Date received: 11 July 2025
Date accepted: 11 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03245288
(Registered 1 August 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

Name of donor: The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Limited
Address of donor: Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two Royal Box tickets to watch the Wimbledon Championships, value £560
Date received: 4 July 2025
Date accepted: 4 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07546773
(Registered 1 August 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 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

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


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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