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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2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

2 AYE2 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

4 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

4 votes · 27 Apr 2026

5 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

5 votes · 21 Apr 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

Borders Railway Line

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

AnsweredScotland Office18 Nov 2024

Borders Railway Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his officials have had with Scottish Borders Council on funding of the feasibility study for the extension of the Borders Railway.

AnsweredScotland Office18 Nov 2024

Visitor Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will commission an impact study on the potential impact of visitor levies on levels of inbound tourism.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport17 Oct 2024

Immigration: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a bespoke immigration route for Scotland.

AnsweredHome Office16 Oct 2024

Immigration: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a bespoke immigration route for Scotland.

AnsweredHome Office16 Oct 2024

Immigration: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the Migration Advisory Committee on the potential merits of establishing a bespoke immigration route for Scotla

AnsweredHome Office16 Oct 2024

Scotland Office: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will provide a breakdown of underspend in (a) his Department and (b) departmental arm's length bodies in this (i) financial year and (ii) spending rev

AnsweredScotland Office25 Jul 2024

Scotland Office: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to (a) implement and (b) cancel efficiency savings budgeted for by the previous Government for (i) his Department and (ii) departmental arm

AnsweredScotland Office25 Jul 2024
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