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Ian Murray

Labour Edinburgh South

Voting record

5
Voted for
0
Voted against
4
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Ian Murray’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Whip meter Estimate 82%

How often Ian Murray voted the same way as most of the Labour party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes
Representation of the People Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Ian Murray currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport — since 2026-07-21 Government
Previously held
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) — Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (2025-09-06 to 2026-07-21) Government
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) — Department for Culture, Media and Sport (2025-09-06 to 2026-07-21) Government
Secretary of State for Scotland — Scotland Office (2024-07-05 to 2025-09-05) Government
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland — Scotland Office (2020-04-06 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland — Scotland Office (2015-05-08 to 2016-06-26) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2011-10-07 to 2015-05-08) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Ian Murray →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Edinburgh
Interest held: from 1 September 2019
Rental income: from 6 June 2024
(Registered 18 October 2019; updated 2 August 2024)

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: 100MPH Events Limited (dormant)
Nature of business: Event management
(Updated 31 July 2023)

8. Miscellaneous

Director of IM Campaigns Ltd (dormant). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 June 2020
(Registered 31 July 2023)

Employment & business

Director of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (United Kingdom).
Date interest arose: 12 July 2017
(Registered 31 July 2023)

Employment & business

Director of 100MPH Events Limited (dormant). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 22 October 2001
(Registered 31 July 2023)

Employment & business

Trustee of McRaes Batallion Trust. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 May 2004
(Registered 2 August 2023)

Trustee of the Royal Observatory Trust. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 October 2010
(Registered 2 August 2023)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Ian Murray yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Ian Murray has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£306,913.21 paid out to or for Ian Murray across 234 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Ian Murray’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £231,217.66 (11 claims)
Office Costs — £50,754.66 (177 claims)
Accommodation — £11,421.47 (31 claims)
MP Travel — £8,026.59 (6 claims)
Staff Travel — £3,492.73 (7 claims)
Dependant Travel — £2,000.10 (2 claims)
Most recent claims
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £2,136.00, 2026-03-27 — repair and maintenance of electrics and wiring (50%)
Stationery & printing — £203.82, 2026-03-25 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £203.82, 2026-03-23 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £165.90, 2026-03-23 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £140.72, 2026-03-23 — XMA March 2026
Software & applications — £66.49, 2026-03-22 — ADOBE [200013613-1591]
Stationery & printing — £243.53, 2026-03-17 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £243.53, 2026-03-17 — XMA March 2026

Every claim on file for Ian Murray →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Ian Murray — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Ian Murray’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Ian Murray isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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