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Apr 2026

A safe LD seat, won with 45% of the vote in 2024. Covers Merton and Kingston upon Thames. Population 105,193, highly educated (61% degree-holders). Median income £44K (above average), 7,230 businesses.

Wimbledon's Liberal Democrat MP made headlines in June 2025 by breaking with the majority of his party on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, voting against the legislation at Third Reading and opposing several amendments -- placing him among the minority of Lib Dem MPs who voted down the assisted dying bill. His rebel votes align with a notable deviation from his party average on this cluster of issues: he scores 28 percentage points above the Lib Dem average on end-of-life autonomy measures and 26 points above on assisted dying safeguards, suggesting a more cautious position on how the bill was drawn up rather than straightforward opposition to the principle. Beyond Westminster, Kohler has attracted local coverage for intervening on the contested Wimbledon Park tennis expansion, rail services on the District Line and South Western Railway, and threats to a local police station -- the kind of constituency casework that dominated his maiden speech.

His parliamentary participation rate of 61% sits below the Commons average, though his party alignment of 95.7% marks him as a largely loyal Lib Dem. He votes consistently for parliamentary and Lords scrutiny -- 100% and 96% aligned respectively -- and backed Lords amendments against the government on both the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill in April 2026. His speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs, transport, crime, and local government. He sits on the Home Affairs and Northern Ireland Affairs Committees.

300
Commons votes
This parliament
£44k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

LD took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Paul Kohler

Paul Kohler

Liberal Democrats

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).

Notable Votes

Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a safety measure. This was debated alongside New Clause 1, which would have decriminalised abortion for women, making it a free vote on conscience issues around abortion law reform.

MP voted YesAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that would prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the Bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. This matters because without the amendment, a person could potentially use voluntary starvation to meet the terminal illness threshold and access an assisted death.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A safe LD seat, won with 45% of the vote in 2024. Covers Merton and Kingston upon Thames. Population 105,193, highly educated (61% degree-holders). Median income £44K (above average), 7,230 businesses.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Kohler’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.314 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Kohler has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
70
Economy
55
Employment
40
Education
34
Crime & Policing
33
Constitution and Democracy
19
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10617 Jun 2025
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.13 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AbbeyJohn Matthew Braithwaite1,294Liberal
AbbeyKlaar Dresselaers1,160Liberal
AbbeyMike Brunt1,169Labour P
Green Lane St JamesYvonne Tracey855Kingston
HillsideDaniel Holden1,059Conserva
HillsideSusie Hicks1,105Liberal
Merton ParkEdward William Foley1,853Merton P
Merton ParkStephen Mercer1,723Merton P
Motspur Park Old Malden EastLynn Isabell Henderson1,132Liberal
Motspur Park Old Malden EastRichard John Thorpe1,009Liberal
New Malden VillageDongsung Kim1,184Liberal
New Malden VillageLesley Anne Heap1,182Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
105,193
Electorate 76,334 · 2024 register
Median income
£44,100
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
29.2%
England average 20.0%
Schools
45
21 primary · 9 secondary
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