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Chris Murray

Labour MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, since 4 July 2024

Chris Murray is the Labour MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

78.8% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
453 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
122 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
4 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
122 Debates spoken in 33 written questions tabled

Ranked 200 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.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 No 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 No vote 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 No vote 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No vote 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 No 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading Aye 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 No 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Aye 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 No 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No vote 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No vote 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 302–155

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.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£6,500

Name of donor: Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Services of a policy adviser for two days per week (value is estimated), value £6,500
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
Date accepted: 1 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 6 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

£13,000

Name of donor: Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Services of a policy adviser for one day per week (value is estimated), value £13,000
Date received: 1 September 2025 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 1 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 18 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: The Royal Navy
Address of donor: MOD, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality on the Royal Yacht Britannia and two tickets to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for myself and guest, value £1,574
Date received: 12 August 2025
Date accepted: 12 August 2025
Donor status: other (Government department)
(Registered 12 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum, Migration and Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: c/o Kirk Rice, The Courtyard, 69 High Street, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7HP, UK
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transportation and food (£260 per person) and translation costs (£175 per person), value £435
Destination of visit: France (Calais)
Dates of visit: 12 June 2025 to 12 June 2025
Purpose of visit: APPG on Migration visit to Calais to learn more about UK/French cooperation to tackle Channel crossings.
(Registered 9 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

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Debates

122 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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