The surprise late entry to the "Reform bridgehead" in the Commons was working for a big financial firm in the City of London when he put his name forward as a paper candidate for the seat of South Basildon and East Thurrock.
Then on Friday, just after 5am, long after most candidates had gone to bed for a long sleep, Mr McMurdock was declared as the 650th and final MP elected in the 2024 general election.
The result was so close that counting was suspended at 6am for the process to start again at 2pm, after Labour demanded a third recount. But in the end, McMurdock was declared to have won by 98 votes; down from the original 127 in the first count.
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