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
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 4 July 2024
Registered 18 August 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament
GP Surgeries: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP premises are rated as not fit for purpose or requiring significant investment.
Primary Care: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to help address the maintenance backlog in primary care estates.
Primary Care: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide funding for the primary care network estate in areas with low GP-to-patient ratios.
Emigration: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on the UK labour market of levels of net emigration among UK nationals aged between 16 and 3
Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to help support underperforming trusts improve compliance with the cancer treatment standard from referral to treatmen
Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of variations in cancer treatment waiting times between NHS trusts.
Patient Advice and Liaison Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS trusts in responding to Patient Advice and Liaison Service enquiries within required timefr
Chronic Illnesses: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support NHS trusts to help tackle the root causes of recurring complaints.
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110704, whether the answer provided also applies to (a) Thurrock coun
Arctic: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled ‘UK steps up defence of Arctic and High North from rising Russian threats,’ published on 11 February 2026
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