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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2 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

1 AYE2 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

3 votes · 20 May 2026

4 NO

Victims and Courts Bill

4 votes · 25 Mar 2026

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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 information his Department holds on the number of women in England who experienced (a) one, (b) two and (c) three or more miscarriages in

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Tommy's campaign to discuss their Graded Model of Miscarriage Care.

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact on women who suffer repeated miscarriages on their (a) physical health and (b) mental health

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the extent to which treatable medical conditions linked to miscarriage are being identified at an early stage u

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS trusts in England provide recurrent miscarriage investigations after fewer than three pregnancy losses.

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on standardising miscarriage care pathways across England.

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of patient satisfaction levels with miscarriage care services provided by the NHS.

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve early identification of children with Developmental Language Disorder in early years settings.

Department for Education13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of miscarriages that could be prevented annually through earlier clinical intervention.

Department of Health and Social Care13 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to include specialists with expertise in Development Language Disorder in the development of specialist provision frameworks.

Department for Education13 May 2026
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