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 Defence, how many cases have been referred to the police in Northern Ireland for investigation relating to alleged Troubles’ related crimes.
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans are involved in outstanding inquests.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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