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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3 AYE

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

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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

Genetically Modified Organisms: Crops

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that future SPS alignment with the EU does not reintroduce regulatory barriers for

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs30 Jan 2026

Biotechnology: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the UK remains a competitive destination for international investment in agricultural bio

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs30 Jan 2026

Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on supporting the victims of cross-border grooming gangs.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice28 Jan 2026

Defence: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support employment in the defence sector in Scotland.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence27 Jan 2026

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the £625 million allocated for compensating Equitable Life with-profits annuity holders has been spent up to and including 2024-25; and how much was

AnsweredTreasury15 Jan 2026

Electricity: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help prevent the overdevelopment of electricity infrastructure in rural communities in Scotland.

AnsweredScotland Office6 Jan 2026

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department is taking to ensure brain tumour patients have timely access to whole genome sequencing.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care9 Dec 2025

Cultural Heritage: Stone

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the continued availability of British natural stone for heritage restoration projects.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade25 Nov 2025

Stone: Trade Competitiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) international trade practices and (b) foreign subsidies on the competitiven

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade24 Nov 2025

Quarrying: Costs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review (a) tax and (b) energy cost burdens facing small quarrying businesses in rural constituencies.

AnsweredTreasury24 Nov 2025
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