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How David Mundell votes

David Mundell voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 161 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteAgainstFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateAgainstFree vote
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
7 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

David Mundell has 10 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPScottish Unionist Association Trust - £5,000.0031 Jul 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesLawn Tennis Association 9LTA) - £175.0024 Jul 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesLawn Tennis Association (LTA) - £750.0024 Jul 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPThe Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) - £7,500.003 Jul 2026
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Italy between 26 May 2026 and 28 May 202616 Jun 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPThe Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) - £3,600.0021 Apr 2026
MiscellaneousA Trustee of Friends of Wamphray Church Steering Group. This is an unpaid role.29 Jan 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPJames Stewart - £6,000.0026 Jan 2026
MiscellaneousDirector and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.5 Nov 2024
MiscellaneousMembership of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament Association. This is an unpaid role.11 Dec 2023

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

David Mundell asked 33 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office15
Department of Health and Social Care8
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission2
Ministry of Defence2

Latest questions

14 Sep 2026 · to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Not answered yet
1 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 9 Sep 2026
28 Aug 2026 · to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 7 Sep 2026
25 Mar 2026 · to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 14 Apr 2026
25 Mar 2026 · to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 14 Apr 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£29,915
Office costs · claims for running an office£25,923
Staffing · claims relating to staff£491
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£3,501

146 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

David Mundell represents Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
David Mundell

Conservative

MAJORITY
4,242

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
61%

of people who could vote did

David Mundell won with 34% of the votes, and Kim Marshall (Scottish National Party) came second with 24%.

Votes for each party

Conservative34% · 14,999
Scottish National Party24% · 10,757
Labour23% · 10,140
Reform UK9% · 3,822
Liberal Democrat6% · 2,800
Scottish Green Party3% · 1,488
Everyone else0% · 208
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
David MundellConservative14,99933.9%
Kim MarshallScottish National Party10,75724.3%
Daniel ColemanLabour10,14022.9%
David KirkwoodReform UK3,8228.6%
Drummond BeggLiberal Democrat2,8006.3%
Dominic AshmoleScottish Green Party1,4883.4%
Gareth KirkScottish Family Party2080.5%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£728 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.7%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

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