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

Staffing£88,702
Office£27,023
Travel£23,410
Accommodation£15,315

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 45,775 voters

Conservative
13,527 votes29.6%
Scottish National Party
12,597 votes27.5%
Labour
11,767 votes25.7%
Reform UK
4,313 votes9.4%
Liberal Democrat
2,092 votes4.6%
Scottish Green Party
1,249 votes2.7%
Heritage Party
230 votes0.5%

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 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(2)

Visits outside the UK

Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

£4,587
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
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 Defence, how many cases have been referred to the police in Northern Ireland for investigation relating to alleged Troubles’ related crimes.

Ministry of Defence16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many security service personnel have been charged with criminal offences alleged to have been committed during the Troubles since 1998.

Ministry of Defence16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil claims have been notified to his Department on events that occurred during the Troubles in Northern Ireland from 1969.

Ministry of Defence16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inquests are outstanding; and how many of those inquests involve use of force by the military, the police and paramilitaries.

Ministry of Justice16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans are involved in outstanding inquests.

Ministry of Defence16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel in the (a) military, (b) police and (c) intelligence services who were charged and prosecuted in Northern Ireland for any criminal offence

Ministry of Defence16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce UK dependency on Chinese supply chains for clean energy technologies.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero15 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of public accountability mechanisms for the BBC in the event of it being granted a permanent Charter.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that a range of commercial media stakeholders are consulted during the BBC Charter Review process.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent misconceptions about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainable finance rules from affect

Ministry of Defence29 May 2026
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