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Dr Andrew Murrison
MP for South West Wiltshire
Conservative
About This MP
AI-generatedDr Andrew Murrison is a Conservative MP for South West Wiltshire, first elected in 2001. He currently serves on the Panel of Chairs and the Commons Finance Committee, and has previously held ministerial roles including Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) from 2022 to 2024 and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (with the Department for International Development) from 2019 to 2020.
Voting Patterns
His voting record shows high party loyalty (100%) and solid attendance (79%). He has four rebel votes against the party. On policy, he generally backs immigration controls, supports the asylum system, and has supported the Rwanda deportation scheme, while voting against NHS funding and bus services regulation; on Universal Credit, VAT changes, and trade union powers his voting has been mixed, and he has voted in favour of transgender rights.
Notable Positions
- Supports stricter immigration controls.
- Supports a robust asylum system.
- Supports the Rwanda deportation scheme.
- Supports transgender rights.
- Generally opposed to increased NHS funding (voted against NHS funding)
Financial Interests
Eight financial interests have been declared, including ad hoc payments for employment and earnings, land and property holdings (within and outside the UK), other employment earnings, a family member employed, and miscellaneous interests.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
79%
Attendance
4
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-right(57)
Based on 391 votesCareer & Roles
17 positions
Current
Committee
Panel of Chairs
Since Nov 2024
Committee
Finance Committee (Commons)
Since Nov 2024
Previous
Committee
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]
Nov 2024 - Nov 2024
Committee
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Oct 2022 - Jul 2024
Committee
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
Government
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
May 2019 - Feb 2020
Committee
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Feb 2019 - May 2019
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Generally againsthas generally voted against universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Generally forhas generally voted for immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Generally againsthas generally voted against bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Generally againsthas generally voted against nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
8 declarations · £17,727 total
Recent Rebel Votes
Recent Votes
NO
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
NO
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
NO
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
NO
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
NO
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye