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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1 AYE1 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 24 Nov 2025
3 AYEVictims and Courts Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 27 Oct 2025
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 27 Oct 2025
4 AYE1 NOSentencing Bill Committee
5 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
5 votes · 21 Oct 2025
3 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
4 votes · 20 Oct 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
4 votes · 20 Oct 2025
7 NORenters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
Financial Interests(1)
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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
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure revenue from a visitor levy is reinvested in local tourism infrastructure.
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a visitor levy on school trips, business travel and major events.
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is considering exemptions from a visitor levy for children, long-stay visitors and people travelling for medical
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a visitor levy on attendance at major cultural and sporting events.
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the hotel and hospitality sector on the potential impact of a visitor levy on internationa
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities that introduce a visitor levy would be permitted to repeal it later on.
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to ensure that local communities are included in decisions to introduce visitor levies by the ma
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce mechanisms for cases where unitary authority council areas disagree with the decision by a ma
Shipping: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle (a) human trafficking and (b) employer abuse affecting seafarers.
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter to council leaders on 16 February 2026, whether the additional capacity funding will be provid
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