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Mr Paul Kohler

Liberal Democrat Wimbledon

Voting record

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Voted for
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Voted against
4
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Mr Paul Kohler’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Mr Paul Kohler — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 349 of 590 (59%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 No
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address Ayes 307, Noes 171 No
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion Ayes 279, Noes 176 No
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Mr Paul Kohler currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) — Opposition Department — since 2025-10-01 Shadow
Previously held
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport) — Opposition Department (2024-09-18 to 2025-10-01) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Mr Paul Kohler →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Councillor
Payer: Merton Council, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden SM4 5DX
(Registered 2 August 2024)
Remuneration: £1,001.17 a month
Hours: 10 hrs a week approximate
(Registered 3 August 2024)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

8. Miscellaneous

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

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

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Mr Paul Kohler yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Mr Paul Kohler has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£180,191.79 paid out to or for Mr Paul Kohler across 158 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Mr Paul Kohler’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £143,694.87 (36 claims)
Office Costs — £35,389.63 (118 claims)
Miscellaneous — £1,047.72 (3 claims)
Staff Travel — £59.57 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Business rates — £218.74, 2026-04-29 — L B OF MERTON [200013630-104]
Stationery & printing — £457.61, 2026-03-30 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £457.61, 2026-03-30 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £372.46, 2026-03-30 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £457.61, 2026-03-30 — Banner March 2026
Subletting — £0.00, 2026-03-11 — Sublet Rent
Subletting — £0.00, 2026-03-11 — Sublet Rent
Utilities — £83.86, 2026-03-06 — Water

Every claim on file for Mr Paul Kohler →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Mr Paul Kohler — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Mr Paul Kohler’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Mr Paul Kohler is a listed officer of 3 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Intergenerational Inquiry — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: The Influencing the Corridors of Power Project (ICOP) at SOAS University of London (£28,501-30,000).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Republic of Korea — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: The Influencing the Corridors of Power Project (ICOP) at SOAS University of London — about £29,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Intergenerational Inquiry).

The Influencing the Corridors of Power Project (ICOP) at SOAS University of London — about £29,250.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Mr Paul Kohler personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Mr Paul Kohler is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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