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
Emigration: India
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Indian nationals have emigrated to the UK to work in each of the last five years.
Neighbourhood Policing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of neighbourhood policing in (a) reducing crime and (b) improving public trust in the police.
Neighbourhood Policing: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure (a) appropriate funding for and (b) the retention of officers in Essex Police neighbourhood teams amid increasing de
Buildings: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to ensure that all (a) newly constructed and (b) refurbished public (i) buildings and (ii) supermarkets
Buildings: Disability
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Equality Act 2010 in ensuring that public places such as supermarkets are accessible to disabled peo
Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the long-term resilience of small businesses in (a) England and (b) Essex.
Money
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of regional differences in the use of cash purchases.
Money
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure cash remains protected in (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency and (b) other areas where it is used above the na
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients can collect prescriptions in a timely manner (a) on bank holidays, (b) on weekends and
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that pharmacies can access high-cost, short shelf-life medications rapidly.
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