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
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce overcrowding in A&E departments.
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of overcrowding in A&E departments.
Ambulance Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of ambulance handovers longer than 15 minutes in emergency departments.
Hospitals: Discharges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the backlog of delayed discharges from hospitals.
Hospital Beds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals in England are operating above 90% bed occupancy levels.
Tourism: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the tourism sector in Essex.
General Practitioners: Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the GP-to-patient ratio in (a) Thurrock and (b) nationally.
General Practitioners: South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the higher GP-to-patient ratio in South Basildon and East Thurrock on (a) patient outco
Health Services: Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many unauthorised (a) migrants, (b) refugees and (c) asylum seekers have accessed NHS care in the last 3 years.
Health Services: Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the entitlements to healthcare services for different categories of migrants are clearly communicated t
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