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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242 votes — page 5 of 10

3 AYE1 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 9 Jun 2025

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 21 May 2025

3 NO

Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM

3 votes · 14 May 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 13 May 2025

2 AYE2 NO

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 12 May 2025

2 AYE

Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 7 May 2025

Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
4 July 2024

Registered 18 August 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government press release entitled Almost 7 million adults in the dark about their State Pension, published on 14 September 2026, what asse

Treasury14 Sept 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government press release entitled Almost 7 million adults in the dark about their State Pension, published on 14 September 2026, what asse

Treasury14 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of encouraging China to address illegal wildlife trade without UK

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs14 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the value for money of (a) funding projects in China and (b) allocating th

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs14 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of funding under the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund provided to projects benefiting China has been matched

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs14 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of ending Official Development Assistance under the Illegal

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs14 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 Septem

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 Septem

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 Septem

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 Septem

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11 Sept 2026
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