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)

4,871

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 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 15 Jul 2025

AYETax
You
AYEWelfare
You
1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill

2 votes · 1 Jul 2025

3 AYE3 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

6 votes · 20 Jun 2025

5 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 18 Jun 2025

4 AYE1 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 17 Jun 2025

2 AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

2 votes · 13 Jun 2025

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

Secondary Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local authorities operating at a deficit on secondary schools.

AnsweredDepartment for Education17 Apr 2025

Anaesthetics: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of how many (a) operations and (b) procedures are being prevented from happening due to a shortage of anaesthetist

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care8 Apr 2025

Anaesthetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the number of anaesthetists in the NHS.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care8 Apr 2025

Anaesthetics: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of anaesthetists in the NHS.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care8 Apr 2025

Anaesthetics: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of funded training places for doctors to specialise in anaesthe

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care8 Apr 2025

Anaesthetics: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of anaesthetic training places.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care8 Apr 2025

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people accessing foodbanks who work (a) full time and (b) part time.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions8 Apr 2025

Schools: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of secondary schools in debt.

AnsweredDepartment for Education3 Apr 2025

Secondary Education: Class Sizes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of (a) the average class size in secondary schools and (b) the number of secondary school places available to young peopl

AnsweredDepartment for Education3 Apr 2025

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the quality of (a) buildings and (b) facilities in state secondary schools in England.

AnsweredDepartment for Education3 Apr 2025
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