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

Staffing£158,960
Accommodation£6,555
Travel£3,096
Office£3,059

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 39,549 voters

✓Reform UK
12,178 votes30.8%
Labour
12,080 votes30.5%
Conservative
10,159 votes25.7%
Independent
1,928 votes4.9%
Green Party
1,718 votes4.3%
Liberal Democrat
1,071 votes2.7%
Social Democratic Party
140 votes0.3%

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 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 15 Jul 2025

AYETax
You
AYEWelfare
You
1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill

2 votes · 1 Jul 2025

3 AYE3 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

6 votes · 20 Jun 2025

5 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 18 Jun 2025

4 AYE1 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 17 Jun 2025

2 AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

2 votes · 13 Jun 2025

Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
4 July 2024

Registered 18 August 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament

Schools: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools and academy trusts comply with guidance requiring equal treatment of parents with parental responsibility.

AnsweredDepartment for Education6 Jan 2026

Schools: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to update the guidance entitled Parental responsibility: guide for schools and local authorities, updated on 24 August 2023.

AnsweredDepartment for Education6 Jan 2026

Electric Scooters

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current enforcement measures against the illegal use of e-scooters.

AnsweredHome Office6 Jan 2026

Electric Scooters

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support police forces to tackle the illegal use of e-scooters in residential areas.

AnsweredHome Office6 Jan 2026

British Nationality and Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of British citizens born (a) in the UK and (b) abroad who have been deported after their citi

AnsweredHome Office5 Jan 2026

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to review the British citizenship of dual nationals convicted of previously expressing violent, racist or xenophobic

AnsweredHome Office5 Jan 2026

Egypt: Information Sharing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to improve information sharing and communications with her Egyptian counterparts.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Jan 2026

British Nationals Abroad: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has taken recent steps to review the level of consular support received abroad by British nation

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Jan 2026

Defence Equipment: Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the press release of 26 December 2025 on defence exports, how many export licences for defence equipment were approved in 2025; and ho

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade5 Jan 2026

Defence: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the press release of 26 December 2025 on defence exports, what assessment the Department has made of emerging markets for future export growth.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence5 Jan 2026
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