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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242 votes — page 3 of 10
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
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to A UK government food strategy for England, published on 15 July 2025, what progress has been made towards the G
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the impact of the current tax treatment of surplus food donations on the financial incentive for businesses to redistribute edi
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the (a) potential cost to the treasury and (b) additional volume of surplus food that could be redistributed, if businesses wer
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential exposure of UK taxpayers to fraud and misuse of funds through
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse has been of fraud prevention and management measures undertaken through the FSDA - Fi
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many instances of suspected fraud or misuse of funds have been identified through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of seeking to fund the investment activities undertaken
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 23 of his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, p
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