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 4 of 10
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 15 Jul 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 15 Jul 2025
1 AYE1 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill
2 votes · 1 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill
2 votes · 1 Jul 2025
3 AYE3 NOTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
6 votes · 20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
6 votes · 20 Jun 2025
5 AYECrime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 18 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 18 Jun 2025
4 AYE1 NOCrime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 17 Jun 2025
2 AYETerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
2 votes · 13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
2 votes · 13 Jun 2025
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
Social Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government’s letter to Social housing landlord
Social Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government’s letter to Social housing landlord
Social Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government’s letter to Social housing landlord
Social Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on factors social landlords should consider when assessing the suitability of a pro
Home Office: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of staff in her Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled End to surprise phone and broadband bill hikes to help with cost of livi
Mobile Market Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled End to surprise phone and broadband bill hikes to help with cost of livi
Telecommunications: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the level of private sector investment in telecoms networks in each year since 2020.
Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the level of competition in the mobile telecoms market.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of staff in his Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.
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