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 7 of 10
3 NONon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
3 votes · 25 Mar 2025
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
3 votes · 25 Mar 2025
4 NONational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill
4 votes · 19 Mar 2025
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill
4 votes · 19 Mar 2025
3 AYE1 NOChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 18 Mar 2025
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 18 Mar 2025
3 AYEChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 17 Mar 2025
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 17 Mar 2025
3 AYE2 NOEmployment Rights Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 12 Mar 2025
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 12 Mar 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
Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Grants Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK leads global efforts to help communities save the ocean and beat pov
Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Grants Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK leads global efforts to help communities save the ocean and beat pov
Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Grants Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK leads global efforts to help communities save the ocean and beat pov
Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Grants Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK leads global efforts to help communities save the ocean and beat pov
Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the guidance on the frequency of re-triage for patients whose condition may deteriorate while waiting for treatment.
NHS: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on ensuring escalation protocols for deteriorating patients are consistently applied across trust
Ambulance Services: East of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of ambulance call-outs were assessed as avoidable or suitable for alternative pathways in the East of England during the last
Community Care: East of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether current levels of community-based urgent care services have capacity to offset ambulance demand in the
Central Africa: Rainforests
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s world news story entitled Cameroon: UK supports new generation of Central Africa res
Central Africa: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s world news story entitled Cameroon: UK supports new generation of Central Africa res
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