Marra, Michael
Everything we have on one MSP — voting record, motions, questions, committee work, allowances, Hansard contributions, registered interests and career history — pulled together on a single page.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on action it is taking t…
Question
S6O-05626 · 11 Mar 2026
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To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the…
Question
S6W-43860 · 25 Feb 2026
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To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on any potential impact of prolonged,…
Question
S6O-05529 · 18 Feb 2026
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Opposing the Scottish Government's Proposed Council Tax Rises
Motion
S6M-20654.1 · 04 Feb 2026
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To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost to the Scottish Government was to refe…
Question
S6W-43228 · 04 Feb 2026
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Celebrating Major Funding Boost for the Reopening of Aberdeen’s Belmont Cinema
Motion
S6M-20677 · 03 Feb 2026
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To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) Glasgow City Council …
Question
S6W-43350 · 03 Feb 2026
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Publication of Level Up Scotland: A National Action Plan for the Scottish Games Sector
Motion
S6M-20521 · 03 Feb 2026
Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.
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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's 9th Report, 2025 (Session 6)
06 Jan 2026 · they voted No, party voted Yes
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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's 9th Report, 2025 (Session 6)
06 Jan 2026 · they voted Yes, party voted No
Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.
Of the 17 motions that went to a vote, 23.5% were carried.
MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.
- O'Kane, Paul Lab 99.8% 856 shared
- Bibby, Neil Lab 99.7% 851 shared
- Johnson, Daniel Lab 99.7% 857 shared
- Mochan, Carol Lab 99.6% 912 shared
- Baker, Claire Lab 99.6% 884 shared
- Grant, Rhoda Lab 99.5% 810 shared
MSPs they vote against most often.
- McKelvie, Christina SNP 30.4% 539 shared
- Torrance, David SNP 32.0% 812 shared
- Gray, Neil SNP 32.3% 855 shared
- Callaghan, Stephanie SNP 32.3% 752 shared
- Ewing, Annabelle SNP 32.4% 844 shared
- McKee, Ivan SNP 32.5% 890 shared
Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.
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O'Kane, Paul Lab 82.5vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 30
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vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
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vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
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Sweeney, Paul Lab 80.3vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
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vote 99 · co-sponsor 74 · topic 36
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vote 99 · co-sponsor 80 · topic 20
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Baillie, Jackie Lab 68.5vote 99 · co-sponsor 50 · topic 25
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Boyack, Sarah Lab 68.4vote 99 · co-sponsor 50 · topic 25
Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).
Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.
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Started representing North East Scotland07 May 2026
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Joined Scottish Labour07 May 2026
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Left Public Audit Committee08 Apr 2026
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Left Finance and Public Administration Committee08 Apr 2026
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Stood down from North East Scotland (Dissolution)08 Apr 2026
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Left Scottish Labour08 Apr 2026
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Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee10 Dec 2025
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Joined Public Audit Committee as Substitute Member02 Sep 2025
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Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Member02 Sep 2025
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Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Deputy Convener02 May 2023
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Left Finance and Public Administration Committee02 May 2023
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Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Member25 Apr 2023
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Left Education, Children and Young People Committee25 Apr 2023
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Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member17 Jun 2021
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Started representing North East Scotland06 May 2021
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Joined Scottish Labour06 May 2021
- Sweeney, Paul Lab 424×
- O'Kane, Paul Lab 296×
- Choudhury, Foysol Ind 240×
- Kidd, Bill SNP 228×
- Briggs, Miles Con 216×
- Burnett, Alexander Con 216×
- White, Tess Con 208×
- Whitfield, Martin Lab 200×
- Adamson, Clare SNP 176×
- Balfour, Jeremy Ind 172×
- O'Kane, Paul Lab 88×
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 72×
- Bibby, Neil Lab 68×
- Whitfield, Martin Lab 44×
- Lennon, Monica Lab 40×
- Boyack, Sarah Lab 32×
- McNeill, Pauline Lab 32×
- Choudhury, Foysol Ind 28×
- Johnson, Daniel Lab 28×
- McArthur, Liam LD 28×
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Oaths and Affirmations
Chamber
14 May 2026I, Michael Marra, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me…
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General Question Time
Chamber
19 Mar 2026The move to separate autism spectrum disorder assessments from mental health services is more than a simple clinical distinction. I understand the motivation f…
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Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Chamber
17 Mar 2026When I was elected in 2021, I was undecided on the issue of assisted dying, although I knew that a decision was likely to be made on it in the current session …
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Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill
Chamber
17 Mar 2026I say to the minister—gently, if I can—that £100 million came to the Scottish Government to spend on remediation programmes. The Government has not applied tha…
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Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill
Chamber
17 Mar 2026Mr Harvie will be aware that there are already specific taxes in this area on the house-building industry. The minister was right when he set out that we have …
Committee
- Public Audit Committee Substitute Member · left 08 Apr 2026
- Social Justice and Social Security Committee Member · left 10 Dec 2025
- Finance and Public Administration Committee Deputy Convener · left 08 Apr 2026
- Finance and Public Administration Committee Member · left 02 May 2023
- Education, Children and Young People Committee Member · left 25 Apr 2023
Per-category claim total for this MSP compared to the average per-MSP total inside their party for the same year. Positive = above party average.
| Category | MSP | Party avg | Difference |
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| Engagement costs | £13,120 | £9,427 | +£3,693 |
| Edinburgh accommodation | £5,385 | £4,657 | +£728 |
| MSP & staff travel | £1,438 | £1,324 | +£114 |
| Office costs | £748 | £5,576 | −£4,828 |
153 total · showing most recent.
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Voluntary
· 10 Jun 2021
On 26 March 2024 I received two tickets to attend the Scotland vs Northern Ireland football game, with hospitality included, at Hampden Park as a guest of the President of the Scottish Football Assoc…
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Gifts
· 10 Jun 2021
On 22 November 2023 I received a single cash donation of £350 from the GMB Trade Union (Fountain House, 1 Woodside Crescent, Charing Cross, Glasgow, G3 7UJ) in support of my campaigning work for form…
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Gifts
· 10 Jun 2021
On 22 November 2023 I received a single cash donation of £350 from the GMB Trade Union (Fountain House, 1 Woodside Crescent, Charing Cross, Glasgow, G3 7UJ) in support of my campaigning work for form…
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Voluntary
· 10 Jun 2021
On 27 October 2022 I attended the Scottish Financial Enterprise Annual Dinner and awards, as a guest of Royal Bank of Scotland. This had a monetary value of £195.00. [Registered 28 October 2022]
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Voluntary
· 10 Jun 2021
On 27 October 2022 I attended the Scottish Financial Enterprise Annual Dinner and awards, as a guest of Royal Bank of Scotland. This had a monetary value of £195.00. [Registered 28 October 2022]
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Voluntary
· 10 Jun 2021
On 27 October 2022 I attended the Scottish Financial Enterprise Annual Dinner and awards, as a guest of Royal Bank of Scotland. This had a monetary value of £195.00. [Registered 28 October 2022]
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Voluntary
· 10 Jun 2021
On 27 October 2022 I attended the Scottish Financial Enterprise Annual Dinner and awards, as a guest of Royal Bank of Scotland. This had a monetary value of £195.00. [Registered 28 October 2022]
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Voluntary
· 10 Jun 2021
In December 2021 I received one bottle of ‘Sustainable Scotch Whisky’ to mark COP26 from the Scotch Whisky Association. Although not available for sale this has a nominal monetary value of £30.00. [R…
Party
- Scottish Labour · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
- Scottish Labour · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026
Seats
- North East Scotland · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
- North East Scotland · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)