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Lamont, Johann

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Lamont, Johann

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Glasgow

Politically, you're most like Baillie, Jackie Lab — similarity 79.3/100.

Divisions voted in
1,374
last on 24 Mar 2021
Party alignment
99.8%
0.2% rebellion
Attendance
83.8%
265 "Not Voted" of 1,639 divisions present
Motions lodged
202
1,407 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
14,352
3,211 chamber · 11,141 committee
Allowances claimed
£64,811
516 transactions
Recent motions & questions
  • Question
    S5O-05138 · 24 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35607 · 05 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35343 · 05 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35344 · 26 Feb 2021
  • Question
    S5O-05049 · 24 Feb 2021
  • Question
    S5O-04995 · 11 Feb 2021
  • Question
    S5W-34702 · 29 Jan 2021
  • Question
    S5W-34701 · 28 Jan 2021
Recent rebellions

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

Motion success

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Lodged
202
Carried
8
Defeated
8
Not divided
186

Of the 16 motions that went to a vote, 50.0% were carried.

Closest voting allies

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

Furthest apart on votes

MSPs they vote against most often.

MSPs like this one

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.3%
S4 · Lab
0.1%
S5 · Lab
Career arc

Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.

  1. Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    04 May 2021
  2. Left Public Petitions Committee
    04 May 2021
  3. Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  4. Left Scottish Labour
    04 May 2021
  5. Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Substitute Member
    11 Mar 2020
  6. Left Education and Skills Committee
    05 Sep 2019
  7. Joined Public Petitions Committee as Convener
    16 Jun 2016
  8. Left Public Petitions Committee
    16 Jun 2016
  9. Joined Education and Skills Committee as Deputy Convener
    15 Jun 2016
  10. Left Education and Skills Committee
    15 Jun 2016
  11. Joined Education and Skills Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  12. Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  13. Started representing Glasgow
    05 May 2016
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2016
  15. Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  16. Stood down from Glasgow Pollok (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  17. Left Scottish Labour
    23 Mar 2016
  18. Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member
    08 Jan 2015
  19. Started representing Glasgow Pollok
    05 May 2011
  20. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2011
  21. Stood down from Glasgow Pollok (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  22. Left Scottish Labour
    22 Mar 2011
  23. Left Review of SPCB Supported Bodies Committee
    19 Jul 2010
  24. Left Equal Opportunities Committee
    29 Apr 2009
  25. Joined Review of SPCB Supported Bodies Committee as Member
    13 Nov 2008
  26. Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Substitute Member
    02 Oct 2008
  27. Left Local Government and Communities Committee
    01 Oct 2008
  28. Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  29. Left Deputy Minister for Justice
    17 May 2007
  30. Started representing Glasgow Pollok
    03 May 2007
  31. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    03 May 2007
  32. Stood down from Glasgow Pollok (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  33. Left Scottish Labour
    02 Apr 2007
  34. Appointed Deputy Minister for Justice
    16 Nov 2006
  35. Left Deputy Minister for Communities
    15 Nov 2006
  36. Appointed Deputy Minister for Communities
    06 Oct 2004
  37. Left Communities Committee
    06 Oct 2004
  38. Joined Communities Committee as Convener
    10 Jun 2003
  39. Left Communities Committee
    10 Jun 2003
  40. Joined Communities Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003

22 earlier events not shown.

Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Continued Petitions Committee
    24 Mar 2021
    Thank you very much, Gail. We look forward to seeing what the new Public Petitions Committee does. If it is as focused on what the petitioners are trying to ra…
  • Continued Petitions Committee
    24 Mar 2021
    Thank you very much, David. I appreciate your very kind words. We go finally to Gail, our deputy convener.
  • Continued Petitions Committee
    24 Mar 2021
    Thank you very much. I will call David Torrance and then I will give the deputy convener the last word before we move into private session. That is much more i…
  • Continued Petitions Committee
    24 Mar 2021
    Thank you very much. I have never been accused of being balanced in the past, so that is a great compliment.
  • Continued Petitions Committee
    24 Mar 2021
    Thank you. We hope that, because the issue has been aired and commented on in the committee, it has been heard publicly. If there were a request for it, the co…
Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Registered interests

44 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    From 18-21 September 2016 I visited Bosnia as part of a 'Lessons from Srebrenica' delegation. The total cost of my attendance was £636 and was funded by Remembering Srebrenica, a project of…
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    From 18-21 September 2016 I visited Bosnia as part of a 'Lessons from Srebrenica' delegation. The total cost of my attendance was £636 and was funded by Remembering Srebrenica, a project of…
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    From 18-21 September 2016 I visited Bosnia as part of a 'Lessons from Srebrenica' delegation. The total cost of my attendance was £636 and was funded by Remembering Srebrenica, a project of…
  • Gifts · 01 Jun 2016
    On 9 February 2019 I and my husband attended the Scotland v Ireland rugby match at Murrayfield as guests of BT Openreach (a telecommunications business, of 123 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9NP). In addi…
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    I am a member of EIS.
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    I am a member of Oxfam.
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    I am a member of the Scottish Co-operative Party.
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    I am a member of EIS.
Career timeline

Party

Seats