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.

452

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)

203

Written Questions

40

Oral Questions

181

Debates Spoken In⚑

248

Speeches⚑

452

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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4 AYE

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2026

2 AYE

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 13 Oct 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

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