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

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)

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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3 AYE

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 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

Office for Equality and Opportunity: Apprentices

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many apprentices her Department recruited in 2025, compared to i) 2022 ii) 2023 and iii) 2024.

Women and Equalities23 Mar 2026

Scotland Office: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many apprentices his Department recruited in 2025, compared to i) 2022 ii) 2023 and iii) 2024.

AnsweredScotland Office23 Mar 2026

Ministry of Defence: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices his Department recruited in each year since 2022.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence23 Mar 2026

Ministry of Justice: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many apprentices his Department recruited in each year since 2022.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice23 Mar 2026

Department for Transport: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many apprentices her Department recruited in 2025, compared to i) 2022 ii) 2023 and iii) 2024.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport23 Mar 2026

Undocumented Migrants: European Convention on Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on levels of illegal immigration.

AnsweredHome Office17 Mar 2026

Scottish Government: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what information his Department holds on whether the First Minister of Scotland discussed reserved matters with the Irish Leader of the Opposition on 27 Nov

AnsweredScotland Office12 Feb 2026

Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with stakeholders in the agricultural sector on securing an SPS Agreement between the UK and the EU.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5 Feb 2026

Genetically Modified Organisms: Crops

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the implementation of a common UK–EU SPS agreement is compatible with the

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5 Feb 2026

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) implications for his policies and (b) impact for UK security of the Scottish Government’s Defence Sector Su

AnsweredScotland Office7 Jan 2026
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