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 AYE2 NOFinance Bill Committee
5 votes · 11 Dec 2024
Finance Bill Committee
5 votes · 11 Dec 2024
1 AYE1 NONational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill
2 votes · 3 Dec 2024
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill
2 votes · 3 Dec 2024
1 AYE1 NOFinance Bill
2 votes · 27 Nov 2024
Finance Bill
2 votes · 27 Nov 2024
1 AYE1 NONon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
2 votes · 25 Nov 2024
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
2 votes · 25 Nov 2024
2 NOPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
2 votes · 19 Nov 2024
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
2 votes · 19 Nov 2024
Financial Interests(1)
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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
Electric Vehicles: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the annual cost to the logistics industry of the proposed pay-per-mile electric vehicle charging scheme.
Animal Welfare: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which public body will oversee mandatory licensing for domestic rescue and rehoming organisations.
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's oral statement of 18 December 2025 on Local Government Reorganisation, whether his Depar
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the expected savings to each local authority in Essex from the deferment of the Greater Essex
Buildings: Concrete
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Health and Safety Executive's correspondence entitled Potential risks from transfer slabs in building
Tenants' Rights: Rent Repayment Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to increase awareness of tenants living in unsafe or unsuitable accommodation of their
Animal Welfare: Electronic Training Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to launch the consultation on banning the use of electric shock collars.
Council Housing: Basildon and Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Housing Sec pledges to 'go further than ever before' to hit 1.5 m
Dogs: Animal Breeding
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to end puppy farming.
Property Management Companies: Service Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of homeowners in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency at
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