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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242 votes — page 6 of 10

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

Pre-school Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what

AnsweredDepartment for Education1 Jul 2026

Pre-school Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what

AnsweredDepartment for Education1 Jul 2026

Pre-school Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what

AnsweredDepartment for Education1 Jul 2026

Pre-school Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what

AnsweredDepartment for Education1 Jul 2026

Carbon Emissions: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce emissions associated with goods and services imported into the UK.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Jul 2026

Carbon Emissions: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of whether reductions in UK territorial emissions have been offset by increased emissions embodied in import

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Jul 2026

Carbon Emissions: Offshoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that progress towards net zero targets is not achieved through the offshoring of carbon-intensive busi

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Jul 2026

Pre-school Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what

AnsweredDepartment for Education1 Jul 2026

Pre-school Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, wheth

AnsweredDepartment for Education1 Jul 2026

Pre-school Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what

AnsweredDepartment for Education1 Jul 2026
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