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)
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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
Kidney Diseases: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department have taken to ensure that renal treatment service providers (a) train, support and supervise all staff to ide
Kidney Diseases: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has met with Kidney Research UK campaigners to discuss potential improvements for the treatment of kidney disease.
Undocumented Migrants: France
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of attempted re-entries are successfully detected under the reciprocal agreement with France.
Immigration: Offenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 102638, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for individua
Offenders: Electronic Tagging
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14399 on Offenders: Electronic Tagging, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness o
Offenders: Electronic Tagging
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many alerts were triggered by alcohol monitoring tags in December 2024; and what proportion of those alerts resulted in enforcement action, including rec
Immigration Bail: Arrests
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests have been made for breaches of immigration bail conditions in each of the last three years.
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 14 January 2026 and 13 October 2025 to Questions 102364 and 77631 on Local Government: Reorganis
Undocumented Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2025 to Question 99417 on Undocumented Migrants, what steps she is taking to strengthen (a) statutory and (
Offences against Children: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the risk of children being groomed through applications and games accessible to children suc
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