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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- Date interest arose
- 4 July 2024
Registered 18 August 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament
Timesharing: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that fractional ownership schemes are adequately regulated to protect consumers.
Police: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential operational impact of switching to electric police vehicles on frontline officers.
Police: Motor Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the relative adequacy of (a) electric and (b) internal combustion engine vehicles in enabling police forces to me
Police: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting up a combined police forces electric vehicle battery replacement plan to maximi
Police: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide adequate funding to support police forces with the costs of electrifying their car fleets.
Police: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide public charging infrastructure specifically for police officers and electric police vehicles.
Police: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial support she intends to provide for the installation of chargers in police car parks as police car fleets are electrified.
Police: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of future requirement for (a) standard and (b) fast charging points installed in police car parks for e
Police: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential relative needs of (a) urban, (b) suburban and (c) rural police stations in the context of the elect
Police: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police forces on the impact of battery degradation on their electric vehicle fleets.
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