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.

257

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)

5,118

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

40

Debates Spoken In⚑

62

Speeches⚑

257

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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257 votes — page 5 of 11

1 AYE1 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

2 votes · 20 Jun 2025

5 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 18 Jun 2025

4 AYE1 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 17 Jun 2025

3 AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

3 votes · 13 Jun 2025

3 AYE1 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 9 Jun 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO DevTracker programme listing for the China Network Open Societies International Programme, w

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO DevTracker programme listing for the China Network Open Societies International Programme, w

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO DevTracker programme listing for the China Network Open Societies International Programme, w

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO DevTracker programme listing for the China Network Open Societies International Programme, w

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transaction records for the China Network Open Societies International Programme on FCDO DevTrack

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transaction records for the China Network Open Societies International Programme on FCDO DevTrack

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO DevTracker programme listing for the China Network Open Societies International Programme, f

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO DevTracker programme listing for the China Network Open Societies International Programme, w

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he had with his Chinese counterpart on (a) women's rights and (b) the rights of disabled people before

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he made an assessment of the adequacy of the rights of women and disabled people in China prior to the approval

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Oct 2026
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