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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.
MessageSeat 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)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED NO
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
John voted against the majority
VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
John voted against the majority
DID NOT VOTE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Where John fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
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