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.
257
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)
5,118
Written Questions
10
Oral Questions
40
Debates Spoken In⚑
62
Speeches⚑
257
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.
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257 votes — page 4 of 11
3 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
4 votes · 20 Oct 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
4 votes · 20 Oct 2025
7 NORenters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
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
1 AYE3 NOTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
4 votes · 20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
4 votes · 20 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
Cancelled mayoral elections
9 signaturesThat this House expresses its discontent at the decision to cancel multiple mayoral elections in 2026; notes that on Monday 1 December 2025, two days before the cancellation was revealed in the media, the Government stated in response to Written Parliamentary Question 94117 on Lo
8 Dec 2025
Bulphan Church of England Academy
3 signaturesThat this House congratulates Bulphan Church of England Academy, established in 1853, on its outstanding achievement of a 100% SATs pass rate last year; recognises the school’s vital contribution to the Bulphan community and its role in shaping generations of learners; and applau
8 Dec 2025
Review of deportation powers
3 signaturesThat this House reaffirms that the first duty of government is the defence of the realm, including the safeguarding of the public purse and the integrity of the social contract; notes that the United Kingdom has long chosen to offer safety and shelter to those seeking refuge and
8 Dec 2025
Changing Places toilets
2 signaturesThat this House notes the continued lack of Changing Places toilet facilities in many towns and public venues across the UK; recognises that Changing Places toilets provide essential equipment for disabled people to comfortably access public spaces in their communities; acknowled
8 Dec 2025
Asylum reform proposals
4 signaturesThat this House expresses deep concern toward the Home Office’s recently announced proposals on asylum system reform; notes that these proposals fail to address the underlying causes and impacts of the current asylum crisis; regrets that the proposals do not provide clear mechani
3 Dec 2025
Reports of funding for performance poetry workshops in Colombian prisons
1 signatureThat this House expresses serious concern at reports in The Telegraph that the British Council, a charity receiving £162.5 million in overseas development aid from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office this year, is using public funds to run performance poetry workshop
2 Dec 2025
Reports of UK funding of Ethiopian tax collectors
1 signatureThat this House notes with deep concern recent reports in The Telegraph that £20 million of British taxpayers’ money has been used to train tax collectors in Ethiopia; expresses its dismay that such funding was approved; and urges the Government to undertake an urgent review of a
2 Dec 2025
Gig economy and illegal workers
3 signaturesThat this House notes with serious concern that the gig economy has become a magnet for organised crime and illegal workers, creating significant risks to public safety and lawful employment, particularly as seasonal demand increases; further notes that enforcement in this area r
1 Dec 2025
National debt
4 signaturesThat this House notes with alarm the report by the Office for National Statistics that public sector net debt rose to 94.5 per cent of GDP in October 2025; and calls on the Government to urgently produce a report on how it intends to return the level of public sector net debt to
1 Dec 2025
Freezing tax thresholds
3 signaturesThat this House notes with concern reports by the Taxpayers' Alliance that the freeze on Income Tax and National Insurance thresholds, if extended to 2029-30, will result in those on a median income paying £2,310 more in taxes compared to if thresholds had not been frozen in 2021
1 Dec 2025
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