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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242 votes — page 4 of 10
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 15 Jul 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 15 Jul 2025
1 AYE1 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill
2 votes · 1 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill
2 votes · 1 Jul 2025
3 AYE3 NOTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
6 votes · 20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
6 votes · 20 Jun 2025
5 AYECrime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 18 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 18 Jun 2025
4 AYE1 NOCrime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage
5 votes · 17 Jun 2025
2 AYETerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
2 votes · 13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
2 votes · 13 Jun 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
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Basildon Borough Council Local Plan intervention letter, published on 21 July 2026, what assessment h
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department made an assessment of the change in political leadership at Basildon Borough Council at the 2026 loc
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing the newly elected administration and councill
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the newly elected administration and councillors at Basildon Borough Council will be permitted to make substantive
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the extent to which the intervention timetable allows the newly elected councill
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Basildon Borough Council Local Plan intervention letter, published on 21 July 2026, what assessment h
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department assessed the potential merits of deferring intervention in Basildon Borough Council's Local Plan unt
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Basildon Borough Council Local Plan intervention letter, published on 21 July 2026, what discussions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Basildon Borough Council Local Plan intervention letter, published on 21 July 2026, what discussions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department invited Basildon Borough Council to submit an alternative timetable for progressing the Local Plan b
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