John Cooper
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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John Cooper is the Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
414
Votes Cast
£154,450
Expenses 2024-25
930
Majority
29.6%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£154,450
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 45,775 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
145
Written Questions
33
Oral Questions
168
Debates Spoken In⚑
229
Speeches⚑
414
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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2 AYEPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Jul 2026
2 AYETaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
2 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
2 votes · 1 Jul 2026
3 AYEArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(2)
Visits outside the UK
Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
£4,587
Visits outside the UK
Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Name of donor
- Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Address of donor
- 2 Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights and transportation (£4,587), Accommodation (£885), Hospitality (£335), value £5,807
- Destination of visit
- Taiwan
- Dates of visit
- 27 September 2025 to 3 October 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Travelled to Taiwan as part of a parliamentary delegation to explore cooperation opportunities between the UK and Taiwan
Registered 13 October 2025
Visits outside the UK
HM Government of Gibraltar
£372
Visits outside the UK
HM Government of Gibraltar
- Name of donor
- HM Government of Gibraltar
- Address of donor
- Gibraltar House, 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£372 return), accommodation (£346) and meals/hospitality (£200), value £918
- Destination of visit
- Gibraltar
- Dates of visit
- 24 April 2025 to 26 April 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Meetings with representatives of HM Government of Gibraltar
Registered 2 May 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by John in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for driving tests at (a) Dumfries, (b) Stranraer, (c) Castle Douglas, and (d) Newton Stewart test centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much legal aid was granted to Rosene Nugent and her legal representatives for the Judicial review of the Coroner's Inquest and the Court of Appe
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of the security service personnel who have been charged with criminal offences alleged to have been committed during the Troubles between 1969 and1998, what
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of the civil claims notified to his Department relating to events that occurred during the Troubles in Northern Ireland from 1969, how many veterans were inv
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of the civil claims notified to his Department relating to events that occurred during the Troubles in Northern Ireland from 1969, how many of these claims h
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much legal aid has been granted in relation to Troubles related civil claims against the MOD, PNSI, and former security services personnel since
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much legal aid has been granted in relation to Troubles related representations for Inquests since the end of Operation Banner, 1998 onwards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much legal aid has been granted in respect of Operation Banner since 1998.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military, (b) police, (c) security forces and (d) intelligence personnel were (i) charged and (ii) prosecuted in Northern Ireland for a criminal
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many security service personnel have been investigated by (a) the police and (b) the Historic Enquiries Team for allegations of criminal misconduct durin
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