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 10 of 10
2 AYEGreat British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
Great British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
1 AYE1 NOEmployment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
2 AYEKing's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
King's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
Financial Interests(1)
Miscellaneous
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
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when local councils were informed of the decision to cancel mayoral local elections.
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, who his Department consulted before the decision to cancel mayoral elections in 2026.
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to cancel mayoral elections in 2026 in (a) Essex and (b
Elections: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason Greater Essex’s mayoral election has been cancelled until 2028.
Local Government Finance: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether funding for Greater Essex will be delayed as a result of the cancellation of the mayoral election.
Local Government: East of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cancelling 2026 mayoral elections on strategic cooperation between G
Elections: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse in (a) Essex, (b) Thurrock and (c) Southend of preparations for m
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 94117 on Local Government: Essex, what his planned timetable was for
Local Government: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cancellation of the 2026 Greater Essex mayoral election on the i
Local Government: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he intends to review the voting arrangements of the interim Combined County Authority of Greater Essex in light of
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