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.
426
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)
162
Written Questions
34
Oral Questions
171
Debates Spoken In⚑
232
Speeches⚑
426
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 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 24 Nov 2025
1 AYE1 NONorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
2 votes · 18 Nov 2025
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
2 votes · 18 Nov 2025
2 AYEBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
2 votes · 17 Nov 2025
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
2 votes · 17 Nov 2025
9 NOPlanning and Infrastructure Bill
9 votes · 13 Nov 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
9 votes · 13 Nov 2025
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 12 Nov 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 12 Nov 2025
5 NOEmployment Rights Bill
5 votes · 5 Nov 2025
Employment Rights Bill
5 votes · 5 Nov 2025
2 AYEOpposition day
2 votes · 4 Nov 2025
Opposition day
2 votes · 4 Nov 2025
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
Department for Transport: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many permanent civil servants in her Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action team, (b)
Northern Ireland Office: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many permanent civil servants in his Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action tea
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many permanent civil servants in his Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a)
Department for Business and Trade: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many permanent civil servants in his Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action t
Home Office: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many permanent civil servants in her Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many permanent civil servants in his Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a
Ministry of Defence: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many permanent civil servants in his Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action team, (b) pr
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many permanent civil servants in her Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people ac
Department for Education: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many permanent civil servants in her Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action team, (b)
Richard Lochhead
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the visit by Richard Lochhead MSP to to Beijing.
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