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
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 4 July 2024
Registered 18 August 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament
Schools: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools implement her Department's guidance entitled School and college security, updated on 12 July 202
Schools: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve collaboration between (a) schools, (b) local authorities and (c) police forces to ensure that intelligence that co
Health Professions: Perfume
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to NHS trusts on the wearing by healthcare staff in hospital settings of (a) perfumes, (b) scented laund
Health Professions: Perfume
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to ensure that (a) medical and healthcare education and (b) training curricula include guidance on the appropriat
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of unreliable child maintenance payments on child poverty.
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 3.16 of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Investigation into the administration of the Civil Service Pension Sche
Local Government: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the first past the post voting system for local council elections in Essex following local govern
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has issued guidance to local councils due to be reorganised encouraging the creation of joint committees to advi
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to issue guidance to newly created local councils who inherit areas at different stages of the local plan-
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to issue guidance to newly created local councils inheriting different areas with and without adopted loca
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