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)
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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
Meat Products: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to require food labels to state the method of slaughter used for meat products, including pre-stunning.
Immigration: Prosecutions
To ask the Solicitor General,?how many referrals to the Crown Prosecution Service for immigration offences in the last three years were not prosecuted on evidential grounds.
Seasonal Workers and Temporary Employment: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data the Fair Work Agency will collect and publish on breaches of employment law involving temporary and seasonal workers.
Fair Work Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what measures will be used to assess the effectiveness of the Fair Work Agency in improving compliance with employment law.
Sexual Offences: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the principal barriers have been to the deportation of foreign nationals convicted of sexual offences since 2024; and what steps her Departm
Sexual Offences: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals convicted of sexual offences have been removed under the Early Removal Scheme in each year since 2020.
Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of (i) foreign and (ii) British sex offenders who have claimed ignoran
Health Services: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of cost recovery under the EHIC and GHIC schemes for treatment provided to overseas visitors
Health Services: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS costs provided to EHIC and GHIC holders is not recovered from the patients’ country of residence; and what steps he is
Delivery Services: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the comparative (a) employment practices and (b) delivery of delivery companies excluding Royal Mail; an
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