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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3 AYE1 NOPlanning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 9 Jun 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 9 Jun 2025
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 21 May 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 21 May 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10
16 May 2025
3 NOData (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
3 votes · 14 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
3 votes · 14 May 2025
1 AYE1 NOOpposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
2 AYE2 NOBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 12 May 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 12 May 2025
2 AYEData (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 7 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 7 May 2025
Financial Interests(1)
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
- 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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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 (
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
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