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 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

1 AYE2 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

3 votes · 20 May 2026

4 NO

Victims and Courts Bill

4 votes · 25 Mar 2026

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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

Food: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of retail food price inflation since 2020 attributable to changes in trad

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4 Mar 2026

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value of compensation paid for emergency medicine negligence claims has been in each of the last three years.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Mar 2026

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, whether s

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2026

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, for what

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2026

Immigration: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, whether s

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2026

Immigration: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, whether s

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2026

Immigration: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, whether u

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2026

Immigration: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, whether a

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2026

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, what crit

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2026

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, what esti

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2026
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