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)
Miscellaneous
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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
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of early release decisions on victims’ families.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that victims’ families are consulted during the offender release process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing safeguards to protect members of the public seeking counselling or psychotherapy serv
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of voluntary professional registers for a) counsellors and b) psychotherapists in maintainin
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on complaints relating to a) counsellors and b) psychotherapists who are not members of an accredited professio
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current arrangements for parent and child parking spaces in public car parks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with a) retailers, b) parking operators and c) local authorities on the appropriate use of parent and child parking spa
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of enforcement measures used by private car park operators to prevent the misuse of parent and child park
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of Foundation Programme training posts available to eligible medical graduates in 2
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of eligible medical graduates unable to commence Foundation Programme training in each of the last th
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