Official portrait of David Mundell

David Mundell

Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, since 5 May 2005

The Rt Hon David Mundell is the Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.

Scorecard

52.5% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
302 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
273 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
10 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
754 Debates spoken in 236 written questions tabled

Ranked 569 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading No 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Aye 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Aye 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 Aye 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No vote 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 Aye 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 No 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 Aye 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No vote 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No vote 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part No vote 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 Aye 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 Aye 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part No 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 Aye 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Aye 185–344

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£7,500

Name of donor: The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, Westminster, London SW1A 2HU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Senior Policy Advisor for 1 day per week from 7th July 2026 to 31st December 2026;, value £7,500
Date received: 3 July 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 3 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10894509
(Registered 3 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, Westminister, London SW1A 2HU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Senior Policy Adviser - estimated, value £3,600
Date received: 20 April 2026 to 6 July 2026
Date accepted: 20 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10894509
(Registered 21 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

£6,000

Name of donor: James Stewart
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000
Date received: 26 January 2026
Date accepted: 26 January 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Name of donor: James Stewart
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500
Date received: 14 July 2025
Date accepted: 14 July 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 18 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: LTA Operations Limited
Address of donor: The National Tennis Centre, 100Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket for the HSBC Championships at The Queen's Club, value £399.47
Date received: 10 June 2025 to 10 June 2025
Date accepted: 10 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07475460
(Registered 1 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: United Against Malnutrition & Hunger
Address of donor: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£580), accommodation (£575), in country expenses (£140), value £1,295
Destination of visit: Italy (Rome)
Dates of visit: 26 May 2026 to 28 May 2026
Purpose of visit: Travelled as Co-Chair of the APPG on Nutrition for Development to attend Rome Nutrition Week and meet with leaders, institutions, and civil society partners working to tackle malnutrition and hunger
(Registered 16 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: United Against Malnutrition and Hunger
Address of donor: 8 St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RS
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1,790), accommodation (£810), travel medication (£76), food, visa, transport and in-country expenses (£365), value £3,041
Destination of visit: Tanzania
Dates of visit: 21 June 2025 to 27 June 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week Conference in Dar es Salaam, to see the impact of UK overseas development in treating and preventing malnutrition in Tanzania and Zanzibar, and to understand the work of national and regional government, scientists, health workers, humanitarian organisations, charities, civil society, local businesses, and local communities in tackling malnutrition.
(Registered 1 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

8. Miscellaneous

A Trustee of Friends of Wamphray Church Steering Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 26 March 2026
(Registered 29 January 2026; updated 27 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 16 October 2024
(Registered 5 November 2024)

On the register since 24 Nov 2025

Membership of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament Association. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 28 January 2020
(Registered 11 December 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

754 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


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