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John Lamont

John Lamont

Conservative MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

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.

Message

Seat status

Safe

Majority size

6,599

Recent swing

-7.9% Conservative

Party

Conservative

Top donors:

Ian McVeigh (£10,000)

Marco Compagnoni (£5,000)

Rob Harding (£5,000)

SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion passed, 344-173

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Where John fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

John Lamont

John Lamont

Member of Parliament

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

  • Petitions Committee
  • Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
  • Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
  • Modernisation Committee
  • Procedure Committee