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
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 No vote 277–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 No vote 278–73
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 No vote 281–70
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 No vote 356–90
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 No vote 301–157
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 No vote 300–101
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 No vote 291–174
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 299–169
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No vote 307–176
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 290–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 292–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Aye 300–149
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 286–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 295–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 291–158
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence No vote 98–306
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas No vote 108–297
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 278–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 281–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 280–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 279–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 280–161
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans No vote 88–266
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty No vote 103–259
18 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 277–99

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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