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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2 AYE

Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 7 May 2025

3 AYE1 NO

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 29 Apr 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Football Governance Bills [Lords]

2 votes · 28 Apr 2025

4 NO

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

4 votes · 31 Mar 2025

3 AYE

Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 26 Mar 2025

4 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

4 votes · 25 Mar 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

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT

Women and Equalities3 Jul 2026

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT

Women and Equalities3 Jul 2026

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT

Women and Equalities3 Jul 2026

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT

Women and Equalities3 Jul 2026

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT

Women and Equalities3 Jul 2026

Conversion Therapy: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many criminal investigations there have been into alleged conversion practices under existing legislation in each of the last five years.

Cabinet Office3 Jul 2026

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate has been made of the number of reported incidents of conversion practices involving minors in each of the last five years.

Women and Equalities3 Jul 2026

Minerals: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Department for Business and Trade's press release entitled UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and c

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade3 Jul 2026

Minerals: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Department for Business and Trade's press release entitled UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and c

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade3 Jul 2026

Minerals: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Department for Business and Trade's press release entitled UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and c

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade3 Jul 2026
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