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 10 of 10
2 AYEGreat British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
Great British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
1 AYE1 NOEmployment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
2 AYEKing's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
King's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
Financial Interests(1)
Miscellaneous
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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 Education, how many students are currently affected by the withdrawal of student finance linked to weekend or flexible learning courses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of students who may be required to repay maintenance loans or grunts already received following reclass
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that students are not disadvantaged by errors made in the initial approval of student finance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of students likely to withdraw from their courses as a result of losing access to maintenance support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support students at risk of dropping out due to changes in funding eligibility.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that cases of retrospective withdrawal of student finance do not occur in future.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent guidance her Department has issued to education providers regarding the eligibility of students to receive maintenance loans on courses.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an Essential User Rebate for fuel to support sectors reliant on road transport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an Essential User Rebate on the financial viability of road haulage businesses.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the Exchequer of introducing an Essential User Rebate for fuel.
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