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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242 votes — page 4 of 10

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 15 Jul 2025

AYETax
You
AYEWelfare
You
1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill

2 votes · 1 Jul 2025

3 AYE3 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

6 votes · 20 Jun 2025

5 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 18 Jun 2025

4 AYE1 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 17 Jun 2025

2 AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

2 votes · 13 Jun 2025

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

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

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

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.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2 Jan 2026
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