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
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 No vote 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 No vote 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part No vote 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes No vote 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 No 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B No 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B No 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B No 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B No 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending No vote 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets No vote 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading No vote 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 Aye 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 Aye 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Aye 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion No vote 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case Aye 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax No vote 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Aye 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 Aye 165–323

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

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

153 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 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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