Four years ago local members supported me to become a Member of the Scottish Parliament. Representing our party, our city and her people has been an honour and a privilege. I have given the job absolutely everything. I have earned a reputation as one of the hardest working parliamentarians in Scotland. I am now asking for your support to let me continue this work on behalf of our city of Dundee.
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My Track Record
It is up to all members to pick the candidate best able to win this seat for Labour - to fight for Dundee and for Labour
values in Parliament.
Over the last four years in Parliament and around Dundee I have:
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Served as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance, leading on our budget positions and taking the fight to the SNP on their handling of the public’s money.
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Led the party’s policy development work having been asked to write the 2026 manifesto
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Spoken in the chamber 672 times – in the top 8% of all MSPs
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Worked as Deputy Convenor of the Parliament’s Finance Committee using my training as an economist to hold the Scottish Government to account
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Assisted thousands of people with their concerns following roving surgeries and house visits
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Delivered change for hundreds of people left languishing on waiting lists by securing NHS procedures
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Established the highest media profile of any city politician.
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I have been at the front of Labour campaigns in Dundee West for decades. From delivering my first leaflets in the 1987 general election campaign at age of 8 years old all the way to helping to lead our 2024 campaign delivering a huge swing to Labour and helping to kick out the Tories.
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All of this local work is vital to both serve and earn the trust of voters. But we can only change Scotland with a change of government and a new direction with a Scottish Labour government. I firmly believe that we can and must deliver.
I work every day to deliver that election victory. To make it happen we have to win here in Dundee.
I am the only candidate with the profile and drive to win here for Labour.
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Leadership. Experience. Integrity.
Michael Marra for Dundee City West.
Endorsements
Cllr Kevin Keenan
Labour Group Leader
“Michael is the candidate who can win a seat for Labour in Dundee. He has the profile and the track record. The SNP know it and are rightly running scared. Vote Michael Marra for a Labour win in 2026.”
Sarah Harrop
West End Branch Delegate
“I trust Michael. He has proved he ably represents both individual constituents as well as the interests of our city with compassion, insight and integrity.”
Nick Whelan
CLP Youth and Student Officer
“As a young member I have been inspired by Michael’s work and supported by him to get involved. He works unbelievably hard for the city and he deserves every members' support.”
Delivering for Dundee
Leadership
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Leading from the front on the response to the crisis at the University of Dundee, including a surgery on campus, questioning management at Education Committee and meeting with the First Minister
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Working with the community group to hold Dundee City Council to its promise of a school for the Western Gateway.
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Raising repeated delays to post with Royal Mail
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Got surgery for 142 women across Scotland awaiting treatment for pelvic organ prolapse
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Uncovered the halting of the vasectomy service in NHS Tayside
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Secured a working group to look at car parking issues at Ninewells
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Hosted a public discussion forum on the Assisted Dying Bill
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Founded the Cross-Party Group for Games and serve as its Co-Convenor, advocating for Dundee’s world-class games industry
Experience
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Scottish Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance, leading our party’s response to the Budget
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Writing Scottish Labour’s Manifesto for 2026
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The highest media profile of any politician in Dundee, with regular appearances on Politics Scotland, Debate Night, Radio 4’s Any Questions
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Winner of numerous awards, including One to Watch, The Business of Politics and Scottish Labour MSP of the year.
Integrity
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Working with UCU, Unite and Unison on the current crisis at the University of Dundee
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Working with Unite regarding the proposed move of services from Strathmartine Hospital to the Murray Royal in Perth
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Worked with GMB to get a fair pay deal for district nurses in Angus
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Worked with USDAW to address anti-social behaviour in Dundee’s supermarkets
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Launched the Injury Time campaign with the support of GMB and PFA Scotland urging the government to reclassify brain injuries sustained in football as industrial disease