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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426 votes — page 9 of 18
4 AYE2 NOSentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 2025
2 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
2 AYEMental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
Mental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
1 AYE1 NOSentencing Bill
2 votes · 16 Sept 2025
Sentencing Bill
2 votes · 16 Sept 2025
8 NOEmployment Rights Bill
8 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Employment Rights Bill
8 votes · 15 Sept 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
Defence: Scottish Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in the context of his Department's responsibility for devolution oversight and national security, what assessment he has made of the potential implications f
Fuels: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations she has received on the potential impact of the planned rise in fuel duty on motorists.
Artificial Intelligence: Arts and Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken for the AI and Copyright consultation on the med
Driving Tests: Dumfries and Galloway
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average wait time is for a driving test at the a) Stranraer, b) Newton Stewart and c) Castle Douglas driving test centres.
Devolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she had with the Scottish Government prior to the meeting between the First Minister of Scotland and t
Devolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she had discussions with the Scottish Government prior to the meeting between the First Minister of Scotland an
UK Border Force: Port of Cairnryan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Border Officers employed at the Port of Cairnryan a) during the day and b) in the evening.
Undocumented Migrants: Port of Cairnryan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal migrants have been apprehended at the Port of Cairnryan in each of the last three years.
Undocumented Migrants: Ferries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal migrants have been apprehended onboard ferry sailings between Stranraer and Belfast in each of the last three years.
Undocumented Migrants: Ferries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal migrants were apprehended between Stranraer and Belfast in each of the last three years; and how many of those were apprehended
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