James McMurdock
MP since 4 Jul 2024
When contacting this Member, please be respectful. See Parliament’s contact guidance.
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
How would you have voted?
Tap AYE or NO on the votes below to see how you compare with James.
242 votes — page 10 of 10
2 AYEGreat British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
Great British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
1 AYE1 NOEmployment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
2 AYEKing's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
King's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
Financial Interests(1)
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
—
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 4 July 2024
Registered 18 August 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reimburse (a) Thurrock council and (b) all other councils for the costs of providing support to illegal migrant families who ot
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reimburse (a) Thurrock council and (b) all other councils for the costs of providing support to legal migrant families who othe
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate has been made of the number of households with no recourse to public funds receiving support from loca
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate has been made of the annual cost to local authorities in England of providing support to households wi
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions have taken place with representatives of local government on the potential financial impact of supp
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the additional funding that would be required to reimburse local authorities in full for exp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made of the number of people with no recourse to public funds who are receiving local authority support under sta
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made of whether changes to immigration policy could reduce the financial burden on local authorities arising from
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of supporting people with no recourse to public funds on local authority adult so
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions have taken place with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of
Other Independent MPs
Explore more Members of Parliament sitting for Independent.