Member of Parliament
Susan Murray
Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dunbartonshire
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland)
At a glanceSusan Murray is a Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dunbartonshire, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They currently serve as Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland). They have cast 334 votes in Commons divisions (58% attendance), tabled 167 written questions and registered 1 financial interest.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Susan Murray did not vote in 215. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland).
Current roles
- Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] Committee since 17 Dec 2025
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland) Opposition post · Opposition Department since 1 Oct 2025
- Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art Committee since 6 Feb 2025
- Scottish Affairs Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Mid Dunbartonshire Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Liberal Democrat Party since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 321 of 321 shared votes
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Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 320 of 320 shared votes
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Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 312 of 312 shared votes
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Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 311 of 311 shared votes
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Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 305 of 305 shared votes
Votes least like
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Labour
11.4% · 23 of 201 shared votes
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Mary Creagh
Labour
13.8% · 31 of 224 shared votes
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Neil Coyle
Labour
14.4% · 38 of 263 shared votes
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Sarah Owen
Labour
15.1% · 33 of 218 shared votes
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Sarah Smith
Labour
15.3% · 34 of 222 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
- National Liberal Club - £1,552.86 (registered 3 Oct 2024)
Written questions
Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time was for callers to HM Revenue and Customs helplines dealing with bereavement and estates in each of the last two years.
Awaiting an answer from the Treasury.
Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken by HM Revenue and Customs is to issue a clearance certificate in respect of a deceased person's estate after tax due has been paid; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce that
Awaiting an answer from the Treasury.
Pensions: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of HM Revenue and Customs to process additional inheritance tax cases arising from the inclusion of unused pension funds in estates from April
Awaiting an answer from the Treasury.
Employment Tribunals Service: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of how long after claims are lodged employment tribunal hearings involving claimants in Scotland are scheduled for.
Answer · 10 Jul 2026
We continue to monitor waiting times in the Employment Tribunal through regular engagement with HM Courts and Tribunals Service and the judiciary. Published timeliness data is not currently available on a Scotland-only basis and does not measure the time ...
Employment Tribunals Service: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of employment tribunal claims involving claimants in Scotland were concluded within (a) six months, (b) one year, (c) two years and (d) three years in the latest period for which data are availabl
Answer · 10 Jul 2026
HMCTS does not hold information on the proportion of employment tribunal claims involving claimants in Scotland were concluded within (a) six months, (b) one year, (c) two years and (d) three years in the latest period for which data are available.
Employment Tribunals Service: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest recorded waiting time is between claim lodgement and final hearing for an employment tribunal case involving a claimant in Scotland.
Answer · 10 Jul 2026
HMCTS does not hold information on the longest recorded waiting time between claim lodgement and final hearing for an employment tribunal case involving a claimant in Scotland.
Employment Tribunals Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of whether employment tribunal delays disproportionately affect (a) women, (b) disabled people, (c) ethnic minority workers and (d) other groups protected under the Equalit
Answer · 10 Jul 2026
The Department is currently conducting an Access to Justice assessment of the Employment Tribunal which will include exploration of whether there are disproportionate waiting times experienced by those with protected characteristics. We expect to publish ...
Employment Tribunals Service: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal cases involving claimants in Scotland are currently listed for a final hearing more than 24 months after proceedings were lodged.
Answer · 10 Jul 2026
The specific information requested is not held by HM Courts & Tribunals Service. Data on open caseload for the Employment Tribunals is published in Tribunals Statistics Quarterly and data to March 2026 can be found in table S_4 of the main tables here...
Early day motions
| 9 Jul 2026 | The Bookmonger, Bearsden Cross | 10 sig. |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 10th annual Milngavie Week | 7 sig. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Rob Roy promotion | 5 sig. |
| 13 May 2026 | GRACE Recovery Aftercare | 13 sig. |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Bicentenary of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway | 9 sig. |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Cancer care in Gaza | 22 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 Engagements
Q15. I wish the Prime Minister well in what he does next. The future of communities like mine in Mid Dunbartonshire is uncertain in areas where hyperscale data centres are set to be built. The large data centres in Scotland’s planning s…
15 Jul 2026 Independence Referendum
Some 54% of Scots now back nuclear power, and the SNP tells them that they cannot have it. In May, over half of Scots—57%—voted for parties committed to the Union. Now, I know that some parties might describe that as nearly 60%, but it is …
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Poole (Neil Duncan-Jordan) for securing a debate on a question that will shape every community in this country, including mine. I will try to focus on to…
30 Jun 2026 High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts
I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend that we need more powers to make sure that the playing field is fair for local businesses in our town centres. Finally, I ask the Government not to continue loading costs on businesses that hold ou…
30 Jun 2026 High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts
I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend on business rates. I have heard repeatedly from businesses in Mid Dunbartonshire that they are unable to afford to hire young people and give them their first experience of work, or that they have …
30 Jun 2026 High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) for securing this debate. Local businesses are the heart and soul of our communities. The independent café, the family butcher …
25 Jun 2026 Neuropsychiatric Conditions: PANS and PANDAS
I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) for securing this debate, and for all her work to raise the profile of these childhood conditions. I also thank the Backbench Business Committee for selecti…
24 Jun 2026 Elections: First Past the Post
What we need to aim for is a system where our constituents feel properly represented and that their vote counts. The parties that want Scotland to remain in the United Kingdom won a majority of the votes at 56.7%, but a minority of the …
24 Jun 2026 Elections: First Past the Post
It is a pleasure to speak under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) for securing this debate. The House of Commons Library has called the 2024 general election the least proportional…
17 Jun 2026 Job Creation
I have repeatedly asked the Government to publish their assessment of Scotland’s nuclear potential, without success. Perhaps the Minister can help me in the meantime. What does she regard as the greatest benefit of the Wylfa site in Wales:…
11 Jun 2026 Legacy of Jo Cox
My goodness, how do you follow that? I thank our friend the hon. Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) for that wonderful tribute to her sister. I am grateful to speak in this debate and to have the opportunity to honour the work and leg…
10 Jun 2026 Economic Growth
The Government have pledged major investment in Scotland, which I welcome, but too many Scottish high streets are still being hollowed out by Labour’s job tax hikes while illegal vape shops, mini-marts and barbers thrive. Following yesterd…
10 Jun 2026 Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Increase of Borrowing Limits) Order 2026
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. It is good to hear that cross-Government working under the Scotland Act is creating this statutory instrument to increase the amount that the Scottish Government can borrow in line wi…
9 Jun 2026 Energy Costs
It is good to hear the Government’s intention to reduce energy prices. The hon. Member for Gorton and Denton (Hannah Spencer) is right to call for more affordable energy. In France, electricity is about a third cheaper than it is here, wit…
9 Jun 2026 Energy Costs
Will the hon. Lady give way?
18 May 2026 Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
In 1603, Britain saw the Union of the Crowns. That moment began a journey that would lead to the Acts of Union and the growth of not only our modern democracy but the most powerful economic and industrial force that the world has ever seen…
16 Apr 2026 Business of the House
I want to continue to highlight the importance of local railways—an issue that has already been raised by the hon. Member for Bathgate and Linlithgow (Kirsteen Sullivan). This year is the 200th anniversary of Scotland’s first modern railwa…
16 Apr 2026 NHS Federated Data Platform
My hon. Friend is making some important points. Just yesterday, I highlighted the Scottish Government’s decision to buy Chinese buses, which come with a serious security risk. It would be wrong of me not to do the same when the UK Governme…
16 Apr 2026 Housing Needs: Young People
I thank everyone who has taken part in the debate today. They all realise how important it is for young people to have a stable home, whether they come from a looked-after background, are looking for an affordable property or are in the fo…
16 Apr 2026 Housing Needs: Young People
I absolutely agree, and I would add that the Scottish Liberal Democrats are also contributing to the push for additional affordable housing in Scotland. The ONS also found that a median-priced home was affordable to the highest-income 4…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 12 Feb 2025 – 18 Mar 2025
Elections contested
- Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East 12 Dec 2019
Expenses
Contact & offices
0141 237 1221
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Constituency office
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Susan Murray, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Susan Murray?
Susan Murray is a Member of Parliament representing Mid Dunbartonshire in the House of Commons. See Susan Murray's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Susan Murray represent?
Susan Murray sits as Liberal Democrat. See Susan Murray's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Susan Murray represent?
Susan Murray is the Member of Parliament for Mid Dunbartonshire. See Susan Murray's official Parliament profile.
How long has Susan Murray been an MP?
Susan Murray has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Susan Murray's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Susan Murray?
Susan Murray has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Susan Murray's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.