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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242 votes — page 4 of 10

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 15 Jul 2025

AYETax
You
AYEWelfare
You
1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill

2 votes · 1 Jul 2025

3 AYE3 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

6 votes · 20 Jun 2025

5 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 18 Jun 2025

4 AYE1 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 17 Jun 2025

2 AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

2 votes · 13 Jun 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 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

Home Office2 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government press release entitled Historic council housebuilding comeback to help families into secur

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government press release entitled Historic council housebuilding comeback to help families into secur

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for Essex of the decision to delay the establis

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government press release entitled Historic council housebuilding comeback to help families into secur

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the risk to motorists by vehicles travelling in the wrong direction on (a) motorways and (b) other major roads.

Department for Transport2 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has undertaken research into the feasibility of using connected vehicle technology to alert motorists to the presence of a wrong-way

Department for Transport2 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the appropriateness of exemptions for households from restrictions on non-essential water use dur

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of permitting exempt households to use hosepipes for non-essential purposes during tem

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Answer of 29th June 2026 to Question 14205, what steps she plans to take to require providers of digital proper

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government1 Sept 2026
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