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 AYE

Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 7 May 2025

3 AYE1 NO

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 29 Apr 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Football Governance Bills [Lords]

2 votes · 28 Apr 2025

4 NO

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

4 votes · 31 Mar 2025

3 AYE

Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 26 Mar 2025

4 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

4 votes · 25 Mar 2025

Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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 Justice, how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in each of the last five years related to alleged offences committed on foreign-registe

Ministry of Justice3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme for victims of violent offences committed on a) British-

Ministry of Justice3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of additional heavy goods vehicle movements associated with the Lower Thames Crossing on the condition

Department for Transport3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Lower Thames Crossing project will be required to meet the cost of repairing damage to local roads caused by construction-related heavy goods v

Department for Transport3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to monitor the condition of local roads used by construction traffic associated with the Lower Thames Crossing a) before, b) dur

Department for Transport3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planning Lower Thames Crossing traffic management works on the A13 on journey times for residents a

Department for Transport3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of construction traffic from (a) the Lower Thames Crossing and (b) other major infrastructure projects

Department for Transport3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has discussions with Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust leadership on concerns raised by CQC inspectors.

Department of Health and Social Care3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of engagement of senior leaders at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; and w

Department of Health and Social Care3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the British Embassy Guatemala City article entitled UK-backed programme supports sustainable livestoc

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office3 Sept 2026
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