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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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

Belarus: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, how many migrants have been supporte

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Mar 2026

Belarus: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, what has been the total cost of the

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Mar 2026

Belarus: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, what is the purpose of the project e

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Mar 2026

Belarus: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, how much has been spent on the project ent

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Mar 2026

Belarus: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, whether she has any plans to continu

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Mar 2026

Belarus: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, how much has been spent to date on t

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Mar 2026

Belarus: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, what policy objective is there for c

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Mar 2026

Belarus: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, what assessment she has made of the

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Mar 2026

Belarus: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, whether any of the people supported

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Mar 2026

Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 110309, how the proportion of calls redirected in the East of England compares with the nationa

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care5 Mar 2026
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