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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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
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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
Cancer: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of sensory rooms in hospitals on treatment experience of children with cancer.
Special Educational Needs: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to report metrics on the impact of regional improvement for standards and excellence on (a) progress, (b) attendance and (c) exclusion ra
Graduates: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled Graduate labour market statistics, published on 5 June 2025, what assessment she has made of the pot
Graduates: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled Graduate labour market statistics, published on 5 June 2025, what steps she is taking to improve lev
Graduates: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled LEO Graduate and Postgraduate Outcomes, published on 26 June 2025, what assessment she has made of t
Graduates: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled LEO Graduate and Postgraduate Outcomes, published on 26 June 2025, what recent discussions she has h
Graduates: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the real-term change in graduate earnings in the last five years.
Graduates: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled LEO Graduate and Postgraduate Outcomes, published on 26 June 2025, what assessment she has made of t
Graduates: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled LEO Graduate and Postgraduate Outcomes, published on 26 June 2025, what assessment she has made of t
Vocational Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve (a) apprenticeships, (b) technical qualifications and (c) other alternative pathways for non-graduates.
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