Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.

A steady Conservative backbencher, David Mundell has recently voted with his party on every major division -- supporting the bid to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, opposing government powers to direct pension fund investments, and backing Lords amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. None of these were rebel votes; all aligned with the Conservative front bench. He is a 100% party-line voter with no recorded rebellions.

His participation rate of 54% sits below the Commons average, though this is not unusual for Scottish constituency MPs balancing Westminster with a geographically spread seat. His voting record is strongly aligned with Lords scrutiny (100%), parliamentary accountability (93%), and pro-business positions (86%), while sitting well below his own party average on local democracy votes -- a notable gap given his constituency focus. He speaks frequently, with over 290 contributions spanning economy and jobs, defence, local government, and health. He deviates from the Conservative average by around 42 percentage points on criminal justice reform, suggesting a more liberal instinct on that issue than most of his colleagues.

Local news coverage, which is broadly positive, shows consistent constituency casework: pressing ministers on Annan bridge repairs, opposing a tourist tax in Dumfries, advocating for defence jobs, and successfully pushing back on an analogue TV switch-off that threatened vulnerable residents. He sits on the International Development Committee and the Panel of Chairs. Data on his committee contributions is not available here, but his speech topics suggest his parliamentary focus is weighted toward local economic and infrastructure concerns rather than national policy debates.