MP for Dundee Central
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)
“An SNP backbencher with strong party loyalty who has one notable rebel vote on the Windsor Framework pet animals regulations.”
Chris Law is the SNP MP for Dundee Central, first elected in 2015. He currently serves as Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Business, International Development and Trade, and has previously sat on committees focusing on arms export controls and international development.
Law votes with his party on all recorded votes (100% party loyalty) and places above the SNP average for attendance (52% vs 36%). He has 1 rebel vote and sits roughly at the centre-left (35/100). In his voting, he has generally supported Universal Credit and NHS funding, generally opposed tighter immigration controls and the asylum system, supported bus services regulation, and shown a mixed approach on VAT and transgender rights. He has generally opposed the Rwanda deportation scheme and harsher prison sentencing.
He has nine declared financial interests: three miscellaneous entries, three visits outside the UK, two entries for land and property (within or outside the UK), and one shareholding.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Scottish National Party average: 36%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Scottish National Party average: 100%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
13 positions
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)
Since Jul 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)
Since Jul 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Trade)
Since Jul 2024
Employment Rights Bill
Nov 2024 - Jan 2025
Committees on Arms Export Controls
Jul 2020 - Jan 2024
International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Mar 2020 - May 2024
International Development Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2024
Committees on Arms Export Controls
Oct 2017 - Nov 2019
International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Sept 2017 - Nov 2019
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Employment Rights Bill
Parliamentary role · 13 Nov 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)
Opposition role · 10 Jul 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Trade)
Opposition role · 10 Jul 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)
Opposition role · 10 Jul 2024
Committees on Arms Export Controls
Parliamentary role · 6 Jul 2020
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.