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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3 AYE1 NOPlanning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 9 Jun 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 9 Jun 2025
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 21 May 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 21 May 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10
16 May 2025
3 NOData (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
3 votes · 14 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
3 votes · 14 May 2025
1 AYE1 NOOpposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
2 AYE2 NOBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 12 May 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 12 May 2025
2 AYEData (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 7 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 7 May 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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
Deportation: Germany
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were deported to Germany in each year since 2020.
Deportation: France
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were deported to France in each year since 2020.
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
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