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Chris Murray
Labour MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Chris Murray is the Labour MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
MessageSeat status
Relatively safe
Majority size
3,715
Recent swing
+14.8% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) (£13,000)
Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) (£6,500)
The Royal Navy (£1,574)
SUPPORTED
Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...
Motion passed, 301-110
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 172-334
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 181-335
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Where Chris fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Chris Murray
Member of Parliament
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Home Affairs Committee
- Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
- Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill