James McMurdock

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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James McMurdock is the Independent MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

242

Votes Cast

£171,670

Expenses 2024-25

98

Majority

30.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£171,670

Staffing£158,960
Accommodation£6,555
Travel£3,096
Office£3,059

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 39,549 voters

✓Reform UK
12,178 votes30.8%
Labour
12,080 votes30.5%
Conservative
10,159 votes25.7%
Independent
1,928 votes4.9%
Green Party
1,718 votes4.3%
Liberal Democrat
1,071 votes2.7%
Social Democratic Party
140 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

4,871

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

39

Debates Spoken In⚑

61

Speeches⚑

242

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
4 July 2024

Registered 18 August 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on patient outcomes of the availability of Enhertu on the NHS.

Department of Health and Social Care19 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England is currently engaged in commercial negotiations with pharmaceutical providers on access to Enhertu.

Department of Health and Social Care19 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of routinely commissioning Enhertu for eligible patients.

Department of Health and Social Care19 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients in Essex with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer who would be eligible for treatment with E

Department of Health and Social Care19 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with patient organisations representing people with metastatic breast cancer on improving access to innovative can

Department of Health and Social Care19 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled £1bn boost to PE and school sport to end fitness postcode lottery, published 21 May 2026, what fu

Department for Education19 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding will be available to schools to support a) PE, b) sport and c) swimming provision in the period between the end of the Primary PE and Sport Pr

Department for Education19 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the transitional period between the end of the Primary PE and Sports Premium and the introduction of the PE a

Department for Education19 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the £100,000 income threshold for Tax-Free Childcare eligibility on single-parent households.

Treasury19 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the £100,000 income threshold for childcare support on incentives to increase earnings.

Treasury19 Jun 2026
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