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Marra, Michael

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Marra, Michael
MSP profile

Marra, Michael

Politically, you're most like O'Kane, Paul Lab — similarity 82.5/100.

Divisions voted in
935
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.8%
0.2% rebellion
Attendance
77.9%
266 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
117
183 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
3,188
1,123 chamber · 2,065 committee
Allowances claimed
£98,990
810 transactions
Recent rebellions

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

Motion success

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Lodged
117
Carried
4
Defeated
13
Not divided
100

Of the 17 motions that went to a vote, 23.5% were carried.

Closest voting allies

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

Furthest apart on votes

MSPs they vote against most often.

MSPs like this one

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

Career arc

Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.

  1. Started representing North East Scotland
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    07 May 2026
  3. Left Public Audit Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  5. Stood down from North East Scotland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  6. Left Scottish Labour
    08 Apr 2026
  7. Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    10 Dec 2025
  8. Joined Public Audit Committee as Substitute Member
    02 Sep 2025
  9. Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Member
    02 Sep 2025
  10. Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Deputy Convener
    02 May 2023
  11. Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    02 May 2023
  12. Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Member
    25 Apr 2023
  13. Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    25 Apr 2023
  14. Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  15. Started representing North East Scotland
    06 May 2021
  16. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    06 May 2021
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Oaths and Affirmations Chamber
    14 May 2026
    I, 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…
  • General Question Time Chamber
    19 Mar 2026
    The move to separate autism spectrum disorder assessments from mental health services is more than a simple clinical distinction. I understand the motivation f…
  • Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    17 Mar 2026
    When 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 …
  • Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    17 Mar 2026
    I 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…
  • Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    17 Mar 2026
    Mr 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 & government roles

Committee

Allowance — vs. party average (2025)

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
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
Registered interests

153 total · showing most recent.

  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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…
Career timeline

Party

Seats