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James McMurdock

Independent South Basildon and East Thurrock

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

Majority

30.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£171,670

Staffing£158,960

Accommodation£6,555

Travel£3,096

Office£3,059

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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)

5,118

Written Questions

Oral Questions

Debates Spoken In⚑

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.

Voting Record

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Aye: 123No: 134

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Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026

11 Feb 2026

You

Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026

4 Feb 2026

You

5 NO

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 8 Dec 2025

NOGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62

You

NOGovernment motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H

You

NOGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B

You

NOGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120

You

NOGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B

You

Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty

2 Dec 2025

You

Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests)

2 Dec 2025

You

Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc)

2 Dec 2025

You

Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts)

2 Dec 2025

You

Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31

2 Dec 2025

You

Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years)

2 Dec 2025

You

Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates)

2 Dec 2025

You

2 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 24 Nov 2025

You

You

You

Opposition day: Supporting high streets

4 Nov 2025

You

3 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 27 Oct 2025

AYENew Clause 12

You

AYENew Clause 7

You

AYENew Clause 4

You

3 AYE1 NO

Sentencing Bill Committee

4 votes · 21 Oct 2025

AYENew Clause 9

You

AYENew Clause 6

You

AYEAmendment 24

You

NOClause 1, as amended, stand part

You

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Financial Interests(1)

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

Written Questions5,118 Oral Questions10 Early Day Motions49

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the health and social care needs of aging thalidomide survivors.

Department of Health and Social Care29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support for thalidomide survivors to maintain independent living.

Department of Health and Social Care29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the level of customer complaints to fitted interiors.

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to protect consumers from poor-quality installation work.

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to consumers of rogue traders operating in the home improvements and fitted inte

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent discussions he has made with representatives from the fitted interiors and installation sector on a) standards, b

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of skills shortages in the fitted interiors sector, and what steps he is taking to increase apprenticeship uptake in th

Department for Work and Pensions29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO DevTracker programme listing for the China Network Open Societies International Programme, w

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Oct 2026

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