Ian Murray
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Edinburgh South · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Government Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 7064
Email: ian.murray.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency office
31 Minto Street, Edinburgh, EH9 2BT
Tel: 0131 662 4520
Email: ian.murray.mp@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh South | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Edinburgh South | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) | Government | 6 September 2025 | 21 July 2026 |
| Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Government | 6 September 2025 | 21 July 2026 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Government | 5 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Opposition | 6 April 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Opposition | 8 May 2015 | 26 June 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) | Opposition | 7 October 2011 | 8 May 2015 |
Voting participation
414th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 144 | 61.0% |
| 2025 | 322 | 228 | 70.8% |
| 2024 | 200 | 106 | 53.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 190 | 74.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 162 | 64.5% |
| 2021 | 242 | 209 | 86.4% |
| 2020 | 190 | 137 | 72.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 774 | 72.5% |
| 59th | 631 | 404 | 64.0% |
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
294th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 143 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 235 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 78 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 48 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 95 | 16 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 43 | 16 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 12 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Foreign Affairs Committee 2016–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
181st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
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.
2010
- – Became MP for Edinburgh South
- – Joined Labour
2011
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
2015
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
2016
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
- – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee
2017
- – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee
2020
- – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
- – Became MP for Edinburgh South
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Scotland
2025
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Scotland
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
2026
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Constituency: Edinburgh South
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.