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)

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

Better Futures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will set out the eligibility criteria to access the Better Futures Fund for (a) disabled children, (b) other children and (c) familie

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport10 Oct 2025

Better Futures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to ensure that the Better Futures Fund includes provision for disabled children and young people.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport10 Oct 2025

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of maintaining two different types of state pension on the economy.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions10 Oct 2025

Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that family court proceedings are (a) transparent, (b) equitable and (c) free from bias against either parent i

AnsweredMinistry of Justice10 Oct 2025

Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of parental alienation instances in family court cases in England and Wales.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice10 Oct 2025

Domestic Abuse: Family Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has provided guidance to (a) family court judges and (b) Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service officers on recognisin

AnsweredMinistry of Justice10 Oct 2025

State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the uprating mechanism for the pre-2016 State Pension.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions10 Oct 2025

Pensioners: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment his Department has made of rates of pensioner poverty between people receiving the (a) pre-2016 and (b) new state pensi

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions10 Oct 2025

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of leaseholders who are affected by escalating ground rent clauses in (

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2025

Housing: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of homeowners in Essex unable to sell properties due to mortgage lender

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2025
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