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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242 votes — page 10 of 10
2 AYEGreat British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
Great British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
1 AYE1 NOEmployment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
2 AYEKing's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
King's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
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
Local Government: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support councils in delivering hybrid consultation models combining digital tools wi
Local Plans: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of running hybrid engagement processes for local plan consu
Planning: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department provides to local authorities to develop skills required for effective digital engagement in pl
Planning: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has assessed the adequacy of training for planning authorities on emerging digital engagement techno
Local Government: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of digital-led consultation tools in increasing participation
Local Plans: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to provide (a) guidance and (b) funding to help local authorities introduce interactive digita
Planning Permission: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of natural language processing and AI-assisted tagging to r
Local Government: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help councils improve engagement with younger residents and communities in areas of
Leasehold: Ground Rent
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ground rent clauses on the saleability and mortgageability of leaseh
Fish Farming: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require the humane slaughter of all terrestrial animals.
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