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Portrait of Katrina Murray, MP for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Katrina Murray

MP for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Labour (Co-op)

About This MP

AI-generated

“A largely party-loyal, centre-left MP with unusually low voting attendance and a small number of rebel votes on end-of-life amendments.”

Katrina Murray is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, elected in 2024. She serves on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and sits on several bill-related committees, including Representation of the People Bill, the Procedure Committee, and committees for the Rare Cancers Bill, the Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill, and the Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill.

Voting Patterns

Her party loyalty is high at 98% (just below the party average of 99%). However, she has a very low voting attendance of 14% (well below the 33% party average) and has recorded 6 rebel votes. She generally supports workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and supports renter protections; she tends to vote against prison sentencing and transgender rights. Her record on climate change measures is mixed.

Notable Positions

  • Supports workers' rights protections and trade union powers
  • Supports renter protections
  • Generally votes against prison sentencing
  • Generally votes against transgender rights
  • Mixed voting pattern on climate change measures

Financial Interests

Five declared financial interests: gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; miscellaneous interests; and one overseas visit.

Generated 21 February 2026

Voting Activity

How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.

14%
Low

How often this MP votes

Labour (Co-op) average: 33%

What does this mean?

The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.

98%
Very high

How often this MP votes with their party

Labour (Co-op) average: 99%

What does this mean?

Political Position

Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.

LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(38)
Based on 111 votes on ideologically significant topics — more votes means a more reliable estimate.

Career & Roles

6 positions

Current

Committee

Representation of the People Bill

Since Mar 2026

Committee

Procedure Committee

Since Dec 2025

Committee

Rare Cancers Bill

Since Jun 2025

Committee

Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill

Since Jun 2025

Committee

Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill

Since Jun 2025

Committee

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Since Oct 2024

Financial Interests

5 declarations · £1,140 total

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.

Recent Activity

36 events

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

AYE
2 weeks ago290 / 163Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

AYE
2 weeks ago292 / 162Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4

AYE
2 weeks ago300 / 149Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

AYE
2 weeks ago286 / 163Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2

AYE
2 weeks ago295 / 162Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

AYE
2 weeks ago291 / 158Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Opposition day motion: student loans

NO
3 weeks ago88 / 266Rejected

Opposition day motion: fuel duty

NO
3 weeks ago103 / 259Rejected

Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

AYE
3 weeks ago277 / 98Passed

Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

AYE
3 weeks ago368 / 107Passed

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading

AYE
1 month ago292 / 161Passed

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6

NO
1 month ago175 / 292Rejected

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5

NO
1 month ago172 / 283Rejected

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11

NO
1 month ago174 / 292Rejected

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Representation of the People Bill

Parliamentary role · 11 Mar 2026

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.

6rebel votes
Occasional

Rebel votes

What does this mean?

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.