Chris Law

Scottish National Party MP for Dundee Central, since 7 May 2015

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)

Chris Law is the Scottish National Party MP for Dundee Central, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development), and Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Trade).

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Scorecard

27.1% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote

156 Votes cast out of 575 divisions

419 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend

0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Scottish National Party MPs

8 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more

444 Debates spoken in 949 written questions tabled

Ranked 630 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

Date	Question	Their vote	Result
21 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98	No vote	287–150
21 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41	No vote	284–149
21 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37	No vote	291–144
21 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36	No vote	288–147
21 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26	No vote	287–149
21 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13	No vote	297–147
21 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4	No vote	298–152
21 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2	No vote	293–155
20 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439	No vote	292–158
20 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342	No vote	294–61
20 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11	No vote	294–156
20 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E	No vote	293–159
15 Apr 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106	No vote	248–139
15 Apr 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102	No vote	259–136
15 Apr 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B	No vote	254–144
15 Apr 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38	No vote	256–150
15 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78	No vote	277–150
15 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77	No vote	271–95
15 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43	No vote	273–159
15 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35	No vote	275–159
15 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26	No vote	269–162
15 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15	No vote	276–155
15 Apr 2026	Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5	No vote	269–103
15 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1	No vote	278–158
14 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments	No vote	247–21

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Office of Tibet - London
Address of donor: Tibet House, 1 Culworth Street, London NW8 7AF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, meals, and local transportation. My partner shared the hotel accommodation provided for me., value £1,000
Destination of visit: India
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 30 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To visit Dharamshala, abode of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile, to attend the inauguration of Sikyong Penpa Tsering and meet with representatives of the Central Tibetan Administration.
(Registered 23 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: International Buddhist Confederation
Address of donor: International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) A-1 Wing, 5th Floor, IGNCA Building, Janpath, New Delhi - 110001, India
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (INR 72,417/£580.10), accommodation including meals (INR 31,800/£254.74), and visa ($81.00/£62.71), value £898
Destination of visit: India
Dates of visit: 23 January 2026 to 26 January 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend the Global Buddhist Summit
(Registered 20 February 2026)

On the register since 8 Apr 2026

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Aberdeen
Ownership details: owned by CMAL Ltd
(Registered 26 May 2015)