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)
4,902
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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1 AYE1 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 24 Nov 2025
3 AYEVictims and Courts Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 27 Oct 2025
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 27 Oct 2025
4 AYE1 NOSentencing Bill Committee
5 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
5 votes · 21 Oct 2025
3 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
4 votes · 20 Oct 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
4 votes · 20 Oct 2025
7 NORenters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
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
Gender
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department plans to issue updated guidance to service providers on rights under the Equality Act 2010 to lawfully exclude biological males fro
Gender Recognition Certificates
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the medical assessment required for an individual to obtain a Gender Recognition Certifi
Sports: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support national sports governing bodies to ensure that women’s sports categories remain reserved for biological f
Global Compact for Migration
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Global Compact for Migration on (a) demands for NHS services and
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the number of times courts have cited (a) the UN Global Compact for Migratio
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of times courts have cited (a) the UN Global Compact for Migration and (b) other non-binding internationa
Global Compact for Migration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration on (a) UK immigrati
Global Compact for Migration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the UN Global Compact for Migration.
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to ensure that biological males who identify as female are not housed in women’s prisons.
Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, was steps she is taking to reduce the number of people overstaying legitimately-granted visas.
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