Portrait of Chris Murray

Chris Murray

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: chris.murray.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

190 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh, EH15 1EX

Email: chris.murray.casework@parliament.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
76.6%
483 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
10 meetings attended
Debate contributions
269
in the 7 year window
Written questions
40
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

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

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
76.6%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
483

joint 265th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Chris Murray voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 97.3%97.3%2025: 82.3%82.3%2026: 62.3%62.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236147 62.3%
2025322265 82.3%
20247371 97.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631483 76.6%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
269
Written questions
40
Oral questions
12
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
10

joint 546th of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Chris Murray: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year061319252024: 212120242025: 6620252026: 13132026
Oral questions per year
Chris Murray: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 2220242025: 6620252026: 442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 68 26 13 4 0 0 0
2025 134 71 6 6 0 0 0
2024 67 38 21 2 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Member 18 June 2025 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

5 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
269
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
135
distinct debates

joint 384th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Chris Murray: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 676720242025: 13413420252026: 68682026
Debates participated in per year
Chris Murray: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 383820242025: 717120252026: 26262026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Home Affairs Committee
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill

Constituency: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh constituency boundary
Area
32.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 3,715
Electorate
76,188 · turnout 59.8%
Postcode areas
EH1, EH10, EH15, EH16, EH2, EH21, EH3, EH6, EH7, EH8, EH9, EH99

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.