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 4 of 10
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 15 Jul 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 15 Jul 2025
1 AYE1 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill
2 votes · 1 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill
2 votes · 1 Jul 2025
3 AYE3 NOTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
6 votes · 20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
6 votes · 20 Jun 2025
5 AYECrime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 18 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 18 Jun 2025
4 AYE1 NOCrime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 17 Jun 2025
2 AYETerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
2 votes · 13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
2 votes · 13 Jun 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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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,
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
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.
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