John Lamont

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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John Lamont is the Conservative MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons.

1802

Votes Cast

£334,363

Expenses 2024-25

6,599

Majority

40.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£334,363

Staffing£238,937
Travel£40,073
Office£29,642
Accommodation£25,711

Year-on-Year

2024-25£334,363
2023-24£320,605
2022-23£281,045
2021-22£237,724
2020-21£226,765
2019-20£188,809
2018-19£183,694
2017-18£158,820

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,558 voters

Conservative
18,872 votes40.5%
Scottish National Party
12,273 votes26.4%
Labour
6,311 votes13.6%
Liberal Democrat
3,686 votes7.9%
Reform UK
3,340 votes7.2%
Scottish Green Party
1,526 votes3.3%
Independent
329 votes0.7%
Scottish Family Party
221 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

128

Written Questions

71

Oral Questions

219

Debates Spoken In

406

Speeches

453

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 871No: 931

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3 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

3 votes · 21 Apr 2026

3 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

3 votes · 20 Apr 2026

7 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

7 votes · 14 Apr 2026

6 NO

Victims and Courts Bill

6 votes · 25 Mar 2026

2 AYE

Opposition Day Motion

2 votes · 24 Mar 2026

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4 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

4 votes · 23 Mar 2026

Financial Interests(8)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Ian McVeigh

£10,000

£10,000
Name of donor
Ian McVeigh
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 24 April 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Marco Compagnoni

£5,000

£5,000
Name of donor
Marco Compagnoni
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 29 October 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Rob Harding

£5,000

£5,000
Name of donor
Rob Harding
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 30 October 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

John James

£2,500

£2,500
Name of donor
John James
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£2,500
Donor status
individual

Registered 3 December 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Solicitor (non-practising). (Registered 26 June 2017)

Registered 26 June 2017

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by John in Parliament

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) letters, (b) emails and (c) other correspondence his Department has received supporting proposed changes to (i) Agri

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs29 Jan 2025

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the National Farmers Union of Scotland on changes to Business Property Relief in the Autumn Budget 2024 since 30 October 2024.

AnsweredTreasury29 Jan 2025

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much correspondence her Department has received from individuals making representations on proposed changes to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Busi

AnsweredTreasury29 Jan 2025

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) letters, (b) emails and (c) other correspondence her Department has received supporting proposed changes to (i) Agricultural Property Relief and (i

AnsweredTreasury29 Jan 2025

Copyright: Data Processing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to take legal advice on whether introducing an exception to copyright for text and data mining with an opt-out is

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology21 Jan 2025

Taxation: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of levels of taxation on people in Scotland.

AnsweredScotland Office14 Jan 2025

Employers' Contributions: Retail Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department of the potential impact of changes to employer national insurance contributions on Scotland’s retail sector.

AnsweredTreasury25 Nov 2024

Scottish Seafood Industry Action Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how often the Scottish Seafood Industry Action Group has met since 5 July 2024.

AnsweredScotland Office18 Nov 2024

Scottish Seafood Industry Action Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when the Scottish Seafood Industry Action Group will next meet.

AnsweredScotland Office18 Nov 2024

Borders Railway Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has with the Scottish Government on funding of the feasibility study for the Borders Railway extension.

AnsweredScotland Office18 Nov 2024
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