Rt Hon David Mundell, MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
David Mundell has been an MP since 2005. Currently: International Development Committee; Panel of Chairs.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Scotland (Scotland Office) | 2015 to 2019 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office) (Scotland Office) | 2010 to 2015 |
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland (Scotland Office) | 2005 to 2010 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| International Development Committee | 2024 to now | Now |
| Panel of Chairs | 2024 to now | Now |
| International Development Committee | 2022 to 2024 | |
| Panel of Chairs | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | 2020 to 2022 | |
| Scottish Affairs Committee | 2005 to 2010 |
Countries of interest
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
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.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Scottish Unionist Association Trust - £5,000.00 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Lawn Tennis Association 9LTA) - £175.00 | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) - £750.00 | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) - £7,500.00 | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Italy between 26 May 2026 and 28 May 2026 | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) - £3,600.00 | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Miscellaneous | A 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 MP | James Stewart - £6,000.00 | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Miscellaneous | Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. | 5 Nov 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Membership 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
Latest questions
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.
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.
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.
Conservative
votes ahead of second place
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
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Mundell | Conservative | 14,999 | 33.9% |
| Kim Marshall | Scottish National Party | 10,757 | 24.3% |
| Daniel Coleman | Labour | 10,140 | 22.9% |
| David Kirkwood | Reform UK | 3,822 | 8.6% |
| Drummond Begg | Liberal Democrat | 2,800 | 6.3% |
| Dominic Ashmole | Scottish Green Party | 1,488 | 3.4% |
| Gareth Kirk | Scottish Family Party | 208 | 0.5% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months David Mundell took part in 163 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
David Mundell voted the same way as their party in 161 of the 161 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 7 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this