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
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 39,549 voters
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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242 votes — page 4 of 10
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 15 Jul 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 15 Jul 2025
1 AYE1 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill
2 votes · 1 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill
2 votes · 1 Jul 2025
3 AYE3 NOTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
6 votes · 20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
6 votes · 20 Jun 2025
5 AYECrime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 18 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 18 Jun 2025
4 AYE1 NOCrime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 17 Jun 2025
2 AYETerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
2 votes · 13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
2 votes · 13 Jun 2025
Financial Interests(1)
Miscellaneous
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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 the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of deterring the deliberate starting of wildfires.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the a) identification and b) prosecution of individuals responsible for deliberately starting wild
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether existing enforcement powers are sufficient to deal with individuals who deliberately start wildfires.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns aimed at reducing accidental wildfire incidents.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of personal data breaches in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Information Commissioner’s Office on trends in data protection compliance across the p
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average distance travelled by pupils attending specialist schools outside their local authority area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of specialist school places available in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children with an Education, Health and Care Plan awaiting a specialist school placement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the British Embassy Tirana article entitled UK and Albania sign a regional-first asset sharing arrangement, published on 26 Aug
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