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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Financial Interests(1)

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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

Higher Education: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that higher education delivers value for money.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Oct 2025

Special Educational Needs: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received from teachers on the adequacy of support for pupils with SEND.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Oct 2025

Special Educational Needs: Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support pupils with special educational needs excluded at higher rates.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Oct 2025

Schools: Discipline and Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools to (a) improve behaviour management and (b) reduce exclusions.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Oct 2025

Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of difference in exclusion rates between boys and girls.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Oct 2025

Pupils: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children who miss substantial periods of school due to cancer treatment.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Oct 2025

Individual Savings Accounts: First Time Buyers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of first-time buyers unable to use Lifetime ISA savings towards home purchases due to house price limits being exceeded

AnsweredTreasury13 Oct 2025

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has plans to introduce measures which aim to minimise the time taken for emergency services to be able to attend to accidents as part of the up

AnsweredDepartment for Transport13 Oct 2025

Individual Savings Accounts: Young People

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the barriers faced by young people in accessing the Lifetime ISA.

AnsweredTreasury13 Oct 2025

Special Educational Needs: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve consistency in the identification of special educational needs across genders.

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 Oct 2025
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