MP for Dumfries and Galloway
“A party-loyal Conservative MP with unusually low attendance in Parliament and one notable rebel vote.”
John Cooper is a Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway, first elected in 2024. He sits on the Business and Trade Committee and the Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls, and has previously served on the Finance (No. 2) Bill committee in early 2026.
Cooper shows strong party loyalty, with a 100% voting alignment (party average 99%). He has attended only about 15% of votes (well below the party average of 56%), and has one rebel vote. His voting on key topics has often been against measures such as Universal Credit, workers' rights protections, trade union powers, and renter protections, while voting in mixed ways on protest rights, VAT changes, and prison sentencing, and he has generally supported transgender rights.
Declares three visits outside the UK as financial interests.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
4 positions
Business and Trade Committee
Since Oct 2024
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Since Oct 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Mar 2025 - Apr 2026
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
NONorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
NOCrime and Policing Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
