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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3 AYE1 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 9 Jun 2025

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 21 May 2025

3 NO

Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM

3 votes · 14 May 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 13 May 2025

2 AYE2 NO

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 12 May 2025

2 AYE

Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 7 May 2025

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 Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Plan to toughen protections for subsea internet cables amid heightened R

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Plan to toughen protections for subsea internet cables amid heightened R

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled 20,000 fewer A&E visits a year thanks to single patient record, published on 1 June

Department of Health and Social Care9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of India Young Professionals Scheme visas issued in each year since the scheme was established.

Home Office9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of regional variation in access to NHS brain tumour tissue freezing services.

Department of Health and Social Care8 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the freezing of suitable brain tumour tissue samples a standard part of NHS care

Department of Health and Social Care8 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of tissue freezing on access to genomic testing for brain tumour patients.

Department of Health and Social Care8 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS neurosurgical centres routinely offer tissue freezing for suitable brain tumour samples.

Department of Health and Social Care8 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance the NHS has issued on the storage and preservation of brain tumour tissue for research and clinical purposes.

Department of Health and Social Care8 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the barriers preventing wider adoption of tissue freezing for brain tumour patients across the NHS.

Department of Health and Social Care8 Jun 2026
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