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
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 45,575 voters
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 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
3 NOCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026
2 NORailways Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 10 Jun 2026
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
(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
- 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
(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
- 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
(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
- 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
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
- 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
Visits outside the UK
The Refugee
- 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
Childcare: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on improving childcare provision in Northern Ireland.
Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in defence spending on the economy in Wales.
Energy: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on the green energy transition in Scotland.
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU migrants transferred from pre-settled status to settled status and were resident in Scotland in 2023.
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU migrants (a) transferred from pre-settled status to settled status and (b) were resident in Scotland in 2022.
Immigration: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of indefinite leave to remain were made to people in the UK on other visa routes whose place of residence was Scotland at the tim
Immigration: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of indefinite leave to remain were made to people in the UK on other visa routes whose place of residence was Scotland at the tim
Immigration: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of indefinite leave to remain were made to people in the UK on other visa routes whose place of residence was Scotland at the tim
British Nationality: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of UK citizenship were made to people resident in Scotland in 2023.
British Nationality: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of UK citizenship were made to people resident in Scotland in 2022.
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