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 1 of 10

2 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

1 AYE2 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

3 votes · 20 May 2026

4 NO

Victims and Courts Bill

4 votes · 25 Mar 2026

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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

Property Management Companies: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to introduce standardised information requirements for estate management charges.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Property Management Companies: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria he will use to determine when substitute managers may be appointed in cases of serious failure by estate mana

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Housing Estates: Property Management Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce private estate management arrangements on new housing developments.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Housing Estates: Freehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to make resident-controlled management the default model for new freehold estates.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Housing Estates: Local Government Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to make it mandatory for local authorities to adopt certain shared facilities on new housing e

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Property Management Companies: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the requirement for estate managers to produce an annual report containing financial and non-financial information wil

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Property Management Companies: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to strengthen dispute resolution mechanisms for homeowners challenging estate management char

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Property Management Companies: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will publish the new assessment of the financial impact of estate management charges on homeowners,

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Property Management Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to improve data collection on the operation, costs, and performance of private estate manageme

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the energy efficiency of electric heavy goods vehicles.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport2 Jan 2026
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