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How Ian Murray votes

Ian Murray voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 147 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteForFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itAgainstSame as party
14 JulAccountability of public officials: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
14 JulAccountability of public officials: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
14 JulAccountability of public officials: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Ian Murray has 7 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
MiscellaneousTrustee of McRaes Batallion Trust. This is an unpaid role.2 Aug 2023
MiscellaneousTrustee of the Royal Observatory Trust. This is an unpaid role.2 Aug 2023
MiscellaneousDirector of IM Campaigns Ltd (dormant). This is an unpaid role.31 Jul 2023
MiscellaneousDirector of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (United Kingdom).31 Jul 2023
MiscellaneousDirector of 100MPH Events Limited (dormant). This is an unpaid role.31 Jul 2023
Land and property (within or outside the UK)Property in Edinburgh18 Oct 2019
ShareholdingsShares in 100MPH Events Limited (dormant)–

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Ian Murray has not asked any written questions in the last 12 months. Government ministers cannot ask them, so this can simply reflect an MP’s role.

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£27,327
Office costs · claims for running an office£20,933
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£6,394

80 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Ian Murray represents Edinburgh South. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Ian Murray

Labour

MAJORITY
17,251

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
66%

of people who could vote did

Ian Murray won with 53% of the votes, and Simita Kumar (Scottish National Party) came second with 16%.

Votes for each party

Labour53% · 24,976
Scottish National Party16% · 7,725
Scottish Green Party9% · 4,270
Conservative9% · 4,001
Liberal Democrat6% · 2,746
Reform UK4% · 1,845
Everyone else3% · 1,263
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ian MurrayLabour24,97653.3%
Simita KumarScottish National Party7,72516.5%
Jo PhillipsScottish Green Party4,2709.1%
Christopher CowdyConservative4,0018.5%
Andy WilliamsonLiberal Democrat2,7465.9%
Cameron RoseReform UK1,8453.9%
Alex MartinIndependent4661.0%
Lynne LyonAlba Party4541.0%
Phil HoldenScottish Family Party2670.6%
Mark RowbothamIndependent760.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£918 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.1%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
This MPParty average
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Source: Commons Votes API

This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this