MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
David Mundell is a Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, first elected in 2005. He has held ministerial roles including Secretary of State for Scotland (2015–2019) and a Scotland Office minister (2010–2015), and he currently sits on the International Development Committee and on the Panel of Chairs.
He shows very high party loyalty (100% versus a 99% party average) with a 66% voting attendance, and has 6 rebel votes. He is positioned around the centre of the political spectrum (51/100). His voting record on key topics is mixed: he generally backs immigration controls, a strict asylum system, transgender rights and stronger trade union powers, and has supported the Rwanda deportation scheme; he has generally voted against NHS funding and against bus services regulation, with mixed positions on Universal Credit, VAT changes and prison sentencing.
Declares nine financial interests: three miscellaneous entries, three entries for visits outside the UK, two entries for donations and other support for MP activities, and one entry for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
9 positions
International Development Committee
Since Oct 2024
Panel of Chairs
Since Jul 2024
International Development Committee
Nov 2022 - May 2024
Panel of Chairs
Mar 2020 - May 2024
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Mar 2020 - Nov 2022
Secretary of State for Scotland
May 2015 - Jul 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
May 2010 - May 2015
Scottish Affairs Committee
Jul 2005 - May 2010
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has voted a mixture of ways on immigration controls
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has voted a mixture of ways on asylum system
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
has generally voted against trade union powers
has generally voted against nhs funding
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) amdt (b)
31 Jan 2018
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) (as amended)
31 Jan 2018
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion
14 Mar 2019
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
17 Jun 2020
Chris Bryant's amendment (a) to the motion on the independent expert panel
23 Jun 2020
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
