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Portrait of James McMurdock

James McMurdock

Independent Sitting MP

MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: james.mcmurdock.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
41.1%
259 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
65
in the 7 year window
Written questions
5,136
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

James McMurdock is the Independent MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
South Basildon and East Thurrock4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent5 July 2025Present
Reform UK4 July 20245 July 2025

Voting participation

Participation rate
41.1%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
259

632nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

James McMurdock voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 64.4%64.4%2025: 49.4%49.4%2026: 22.5%22.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202623653 22.5%
2025322159 49.4%
20247347 64.4%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631259 41.1%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
65
Written questions
5,136
Oral questions
9
Early day motions
49
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

4th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
James McMurdock: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01,2502,5003,7505,0002024: 22422420242025: 1,3381,33820252026: 3,5743,5742026
Oral questions per year
James McMurdock: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 1120242025: 4420252026: 442026
Early day motions per year
James McMurdock: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 0020242025: 343420252026: 15152026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 13 11 3,574 4 15 0 0
2025 27 19 1,338 4 34 0 0
2024 25 13 224 1 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
65
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
43
distinct debates

625th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
James McMurdock: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502024: 252520242025: 272720252026: 13132026
Debates participated in per year
James McMurdock: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year051015202024: 131320242025: 191920252026: 11112026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock
    • – Joined Reform UK

  2. 2025

    • – Joined Independent

Constituency: South Basildon and East Thurrock

South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency boundary
Area
120.5 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
RUK Gain · majority 98
Electorate
72,673 · turnout 54.4%
Postcode areas
CM13, RM14, RM16, RM17, RM18, SS13, SS15, SS16, SS17

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.