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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2 AYE2 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
2 AYEPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Jul 2026
3 AYETaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
3 AYEArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
1 AYE2 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
3 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
3 votes · 20 May 2026
4 NOVictims and Courts Bill
4 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
4 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Financial Interests(1)
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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
Rare Cancers: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to support early access to clinical trials for patients with rare cancers.
Graduates: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of how many and what proportion of university graduates are in full-time employment within six months of graduation.
Psychiatric Patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of mental health inpatients discharged between 2024 and 2025 were readmitted within (a) 30 and (b) 90 days of dis
Psychiatric Patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the longest inpatient stays were for mental health patients in each age group discharged in 2025.
Unemployment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential reasons for the increase in the number of unemployed 16 to 24 year olds in the last year.
Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the 12-month period during which holders of non-EEA driving licences may drive on UK roads without undergoing UK testing.
Driving: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that drivers on UK roads meet (a) adequate and (b) consistent standards of road safety training.
Trusts: Inflation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the need to clarify trustee fiduciary duties regarding inflation protection.
Schools: Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of school initiatives in preventing (a) knife crime and (b) youth violence.
Schools: Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools to help prevent (a) knife crime and (b) youth violence.
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