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

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)

4,902

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 9 of 10

3 AYE2 NO

Finance Bill Committee

5 votes · 11 Dec 2024

1 AYE1 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

2 votes · 3 Dec 2024

1 AYE1 NO

Finance Bill

2 votes · 27 Nov 2024

1 AYE1 NO

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

2 votes · 25 Nov 2024

2 NO

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

2 votes · 19 Nov 2024

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

Medical Equipment: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives of healthcare professions on levels of unmet equipment needs for children with disabilities.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 May 2025

Medical Equipment: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of disabled children who do not have the equipment they need.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 May 2025

Criminal Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that spent convictions are not considered once spent.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice9 May 2025

Offenders: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that organisations do not discriminate against people with spent convictions.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice9 May 2025

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice9 May 2025

Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance her Department provides to (a) employers, (b) landlords and (c) other entities to ensure they properly understand and respect the rights of peo

AnsweredMinistry of Justice9 May 2025

Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans her Department has to strengthen the protection of people with spent convictions, in the context of technological advancements in data sharing.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice9 May 2025

Employers' Contributions: India

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the provisions within the proposed UK-India free trade agreement on National Insurance contributions o

AnsweredTreasury7 May 2025

Service Industries: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in National Insurance contributions on the services sector.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade7 May 2025

Employers' Contributions: India

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed exemption of Indian (a) based employers and (b) multi-national corporations with offices

AnsweredTreasury7 May 2025
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