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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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
3 AYE1 NOPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 29 Apr 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 29 Apr 2025
1 AYE1 NOFootball Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
Football Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
4 NONon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
4 votes · 31 Mar 2025
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
4 votes · 31 Mar 2025
3 AYETobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 26 Mar 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 26 Mar 2025
4 NONational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill
4 votes · 25 Mar 2025
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill
4 votes · 25 Mar 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
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of unimplemented planning permissions on progress towards the Governm
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the extent of land banking by major residential developers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions have taken place with major housebuilders on reducing the number of housing sites with planning permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of existing powers available to local planning authorities to encourage
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the number of homes with planning permission that are delayed due to (a) infrastructure cons
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the number of homes with planning permission that have not commenced because of delays in se
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the proportion of homes constructed in (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock, (c) Essex, and (d) Englan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what asses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what evide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what discu
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