Official portrait of Jessica Toale

Jessica Toale

Labour MP for Bournemouth West, since 4 July 2024

Jessica Toale is the Labour MP for Bournemouth West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

78.3% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
450 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
125 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
2 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
108 Debates spoken in 146 written questions tabled

Ranked 206 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 Aye 287–150
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 Aye 284–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 Aye 291–144
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 Aye 288–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 Aye 287–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 Aye 297–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 Aye 298–152
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 Aye 293–155
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 No vote 292–158
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 No vote 294–61
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 No vote 294–156
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E No vote 293–159
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 Aye 248–139
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 Aye 259–136
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B Aye 254–144
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 Aye 256–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 Aye 277–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 Aye 271–95
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Aye 273–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 Aye 275–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 Aye 269–162
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Aye 276–155
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 269–103
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 278–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments No vote 247–21

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Julia Davies
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation to fund food and beverage for 78 people at 2-day MP Politics Summer School, for Bournemouth and Dorset based young people between 16-19 years old, value £1,759.52
Date received: 9 August 2025
Date accepted: 9 August 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 3 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: The HALO Trust and Eleanor Crook Foundation
Address of donor: Carronfoot, Thornhill, Dumfries DG3 5BF, UK
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International flights (economy) (£1,278.30), internal flights (economy) (£80.00), local transport (£373.33), accommodation in Luanda and Cuito (£420.00), travel insurance (£36.70) subsistence (£150.00), value £2,338.33
Destination of visit: Angola
Dates of visit: 15 March 2026 to 20 March 2026
Purpose of visit: A cross-party learning trip to Angola to understand better the work, challenges and impact of UK-funded projects, particularly as it related to conflict, food security and nutrition in Angola.
(Registered 14 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): YES Conference cost (£372.04), transfers (£262.12), BUCC-USUBC roundtable lunch (£45.88), performance by Cultural Forces (£28.00). Vinnytsia transfers (£8.00), lunch (£18.00) and dinner (£34.00), value £768.04
Destination of visit: Ukraine
Dates of visit: 10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the two day Yalta European Strategy (YES) Conference and meet with Ukrainian government officials, Parliamentarians, businesses, cultural institutions and charities. Visit also included a one day visit to Vinnytsia
(Registered 3 November 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Interest held: from 28 March 2025
Ownership details: Co-owned with two family members, as part of a limited company.
Rental income: from 28 March 2025
Rental income details: Rental income paid to a limited company
(Registered 3 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: Co-owned with two family members as part of a limited company.
Rental income: Yes
Rental income details: Rental income paid to a limited company
(Registered 10 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 10 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

108 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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