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 6 of 10

2 AYE

Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 7 May 2025

3 AYE1 NO

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 29 Apr 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Football Governance Bills [Lords]

2 votes · 28 Apr 2025

4 NO

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

4 votes · 31 Mar 2025

3 AYE

Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 26 Mar 2025

4 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

4 votes · 25 Mar 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

Parish and Town Councils: 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

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with refence to his Department's oral statement of 18 December 2025 on Local Government Reorganisation, Official Report col

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with refence to his Department's oral statement of 18 December 2025 on Local Government Reorganisation, Official Report col

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of trials juries reached a not guilty verdict in each year since 2020.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice2 Jan 2026

Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of trials without a jury was a not guilty verdict given in each year since 2020.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice2 Jan 2026

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others [2023] UKSC 28 as of 26 July 2023,

AnsweredMinistry of Justice2 Jan 2026

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others [2023] UKSC 28 as of 26 July 2023,

AnsweredMinistry of Justice2 Jan 2026

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department have had with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on the process of

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Drugs: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to pharmacies on safe dosing of over-the-counter cold and flu remedies.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jan 2026

Paracetamol: Overdoses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of accidental paracetamol overdose arising from the use of multiple doses of different co

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jan 2026
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