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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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

Unpaid Taxes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much uncollected tax has been written off as unrecoverable by HMRC in each year since 2020.

AnsweredTreasury2 Jan 2026

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of illegal migrants residing within the UK.

AnsweredHome Office2 Jan 2026

Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost to the public purse of deportations in each year since 2020.

AnsweredHome Office2 Jan 2026

People Smuggling: Germany

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has assessed the potential effectiveness of recent German legislation targeted at people smugglers; and whether she has ha

AnsweredHome Office2 Jan 2026

Undocumented Migrants: Germany

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled UK-Germany joint action plan: irregular migration, published on 10 December 2024, what r

AnsweredHome Office2 Jan 2026

Vacancies: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to help tackle online job advertisements where the company has no intent to hire.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade2 Jan 2026

Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require hiring organisations reply to job role applicants with a final verdict on their applicat

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade2 Jan 2026

Deportation: Germany

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were deported to Germany in each year since 2020.

AnsweredHome Office2 Jan 2026

Deportation: France

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were deported to France in each year since 2020.

AnsweredHome Office2 Jan 2026

People Smuggling: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of times migrant smuggling content has been viewed before being taken down as a result of act

AnsweredHome Office2 Jan 2026
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