Chris Murray

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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

453

Votes Cast

£194,520

Expenses 2024-25

3,715

Majority

41.2%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£194,520

Staffing£122,225
Office£30,299
Travel£19,813
Accommodation£17,182
Other£5,000

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 45,575 voters

Labour
18,790 votes41.2%
Scottish National Party
15,075 votes33.1%
Scottish Green Party
4,669 votes10.2%
Conservative
2,598 votes5.7%
Reform UK
2,129 votes4.7%
Liberal Democrat
1,949 votes4.3%
Independent
365 votes0.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

33

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

94

Debates Spoken In

142

Speeches

453

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

3 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

2 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(6)

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

Refugee

Services of a policy adviser for one day per week (value is estimated)

1 September 2025 to 31 December 2025

£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

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

7 April 2025 to 7th July 2025

Services of a policy adviser for one day per week from 7 April 2025 to 7th July 2025

7 April 2025

£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 one day per week from 7 April 2025 to 7th July 2025, value £6,500
Date received
7 April 2025
Date accepted
7 April 2025
Donor status
company, registration 12373468

Registered 9 May 2025

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

Refugee

Services of a policy adviser for two days per week (value is estimated)

1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026

£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

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The Royal Navy

Hospitality on the Royal Yacht Britannia and two tickets to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for myself and guest

12 August 2025

£1,574
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

Visits outside the UK

The Refugee

£260
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

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Chris in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans the Fair Work Agency has to collect data on Overseas Domestic Worker visa holders at risk of exploitation; and in what way this data wi

Department for Business and Trade10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when is the next review date for the National Referral Mechanism guidance; and whether that review will consider the barriers to referral routes

Home Office10 Apr 2026

Prisoners' Release: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his target number is of Strategic Housing Specialists in women's prisons.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice11 Feb 2026

Prisoners' Release: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Strategic Housing Specialists have been employed in women's prisons; and whether he plans to increase that number.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice11 Feb 2026

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people currently held in immigration detention have received a positive Reasonable Grounds decision under the the National Referral Mech

AnsweredHome Office28 Jan 2026

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average time taken to make a Reasonable Grounds decision for people currently held in immigration detention.

AnsweredHome Office28 Jan 2026

Immigration Controls: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that the Border Force’s freight inspection targets at UK borders are met and what recent progress has

AnsweredHome Office29 Aug 2025

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 July 2025 on Call for Evidence – Identification of Victims of Modern Slavery, HCWS826, whether the

AnsweredHome Office21 Jul 2025

Fair Work Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has for the future of the Fair Work Agency; what statutory duties it will assume from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade21 Jul 2025

Fair Work Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the structures in place for the Fair Work Agency to collaborate with other Government departments t

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade21 Jul 2025
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