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

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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

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 esti

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2026

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 2 March 2026 to question 115145 on Local Government: Elections, whether regularly scheduled elect

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government4 Mar 2026

Food: Consumption

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of food consumed in the UK that was domestically produced in each of the

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4 Mar 2026

Food: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase domestic food production capacity.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4 Mar 2026

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UK’s vulnerability to external shocks in food supply.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4 Mar 2026

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve long-term food security.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4 Mar 2026

Food: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of import-related costs on food prices.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4 Mar 2026

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 110313 on NHS: Standards, whether any national guidance exists on the reassessment of patients

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Mar 2026

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 110313 on NHS: Standards, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his pol

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Mar 2026

Music Export Growth Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Top UK music acts awarded £1.4 million funding to raise profile, published on 2 March 2026, wh

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade3 Mar 2026
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