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Fraser, Murdo

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Fraser, Murdo
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Fraser, Murdo

Sitting Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Mid Scotland and Fife

Formally returned as regional MSP Mid-Scotland and Fife on 14/08/01\r\nTwitter: @murdo_fraser\r\nFacebook: www.facebook.com/MSPMurdoFraser

Politically, you're most like Stewart, Alexander Con — similarity 70.3/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,640
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.5%
0.5% rebellion
Attendance
93.0%
200 "Not Voted" of 2,840 divisions present
Motions lodged
633
2,006 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
12,097
4,451 chamber · 7,646 committee
Allowances claimed
£202,238
3,038 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·152 stage ·129 question ·71 time ·67 building ·49 spcb ·45 supported ·45 bodies ·45 landscape ·45 review ·45 portfolio ·44 community ·40
Recent motions & questions
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
633
Carried
15
Defeated
44
Not divided
574

Of the 59 motions that went to a vote, 25.4% 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.

Voice fingerprint

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

tourism welcome turn turn eye bring silent mobile gentlemen welcome morning ladies energy tourism turn silent perthshire ladies gentlemen gallery remind brodie
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.7%
S4 · Con
0.1%
S5 · Con
0.5%
S6 · Con
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing Mid Scotland and Fife
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    07 May 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ☷
    Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ⌂
    Stood down from Mid Scotland and Fife (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  6. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    08 Apr 2026
  7. ☷
    Left SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee
    30 Sep 2025
  8. ☷
    Joined SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee as Member
    05 Dec 2024
  9. ☷
    Left COVID-19 Recovery Committee
    14 Jul 2023
  10. ☷
    Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2023
  11. ☷
    Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2023
  12. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    29 Jun 2023
  13. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  14. ☷
    Joined COVID-19 Recovery Committee as Deputy Convener
    23 Jun 2021
  15. ☷
    Left COVID-19 Recovery Committee
    23 Jun 2021
  16. ☷
    Joined COVID-19 Recovery Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  17. ⌂
    Started representing Mid Scotland and Fife
    06 May 2021
  18. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 2021
  19. ☷
    Left Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints
    04 May 2021
  20. ☷
    Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    04 May 2021
  21. ⌂
    Stood down from Mid Scotland and Fife (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  22. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    04 May 2021
  23. ☷
    Left COVID-19 Committee
    20 Aug 2020
  24. ☷
    Joined Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints as Member
    13 Aug 2020
  25. ☷
    Joined COVID-19 Committee as Convener
    24 Apr 2020
  26. ☷
    Left COVID-19 Committee
    24 Apr 2020
  27. ☷
    Joined COVID-19 Committee as Member
    21 Apr 2020
  28. ☷
    Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Deputy Convener
    26 Feb 2020
  29. ☷
    Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    26 Feb 2020
  30. ☷
    Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Member
    29 Sep 2016
  31. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  32. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  33. ⌂
    Started representing Mid Scotland and Fife
    05 May 2016
  34. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    05 May 2016
  35. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  36. ⌂
    Stood down from Mid Scotland and Fife (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  37. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    23 Mar 2016
  38. ☷
    Left Scotland Bill Committee
    26 Jan 2012
  39. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Convener
    23 Nov 2011
  40. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    23 Nov 2011

44 earlier events not shown.

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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    Does Mr Griffin understand the point that I made a moment ago and that Mr Eagle made last week, which is that City of Edinburgh Council has no incentive to gra…
  • Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    I agree with that point from my friend Mr Carson—he is absolutely right. As he will have done, I have seen surveys that start by asking people, “How would you …
  • Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    Sarah Boyack is absolutely right about the practicalities of the legislation. However, the problem—as she will know—is that councils across the country are bei…
  • Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    The Scottish Conservatives very much welcome the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, which corrects errors and misjudgments arising from the Visitor Levy…
  • Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
    19 Mar 2026
    There is a massive, gaping hole in the minister’s argument where he said that Parliament agreed the schemes and therefore we should stick with them. The reason…
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
MSP & staff travel £2,836 £1,949 +£888
Office costs £4,593 £4,419 +£175
Incidental employment costs £19 £37 −£18
Staff costs £157 £2,058 −£1,902
Engagement costs £7,844 £9,857 −£2,013
Registered interests

380 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 14 May 2021
    In relation to a complaint I made to Police Scotland about a non-crime hate incident, I benefited from legal advice to the value of £13,771.20 which was paid on my behalf by the Free Speech Union (of…
  • Voluntary · 14 May 2021
    On 16 August 2024, a family member and I were guests of the Royal Navy (Royal Navy, Navy Command HQ, Leach Building, Whale Island, Portsmouth PO2 8BY) for dinner on the Royal Yacht Britannia and then…
  • Voluntary · 14 May 2021
    On 16 August 2024, a family member and I were guests of the Royal Navy (Royal Navy, Navy Command HQ, Leach Building, Whale Island, Portsmouth PO2 8BY) for dinner on the Royal Yacht Britannia and then…
  • Voluntary · 14 May 2021
    On 16 August 2024, a family member and I were guests of the Royal Navy (Royal Navy, Navy Command HQ, Leach Building, Whale Island, Portsmouth PO2 8BY) for dinner on the Royal Yacht Britannia and then…
  • Gifts · 14 May 2021
    On 18 August 2024 I received a donation of £2,000 to my leadership campaign from Hamish Mair, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it on 18 …
  • Gifts · 14 May 2021
    On 18 August 2024 I received a donation of £2,000 to my leadership campaign from Hamish Mair, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it on 18 …
  • Gifts · 14 May 2021
    On 18 August 2024 I received a donation of £2,000 to my leadership campaign from Hamish Mair, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it on 18 …
  • Gifts · 14 May 2021
    On 18 August 2024 I received a donation of £2,000 to my leadership campaign from Hamish Mair, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it on 18 …
Career timeline

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