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
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 Aye 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading Aye 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 Aye 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No vote 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No vote 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part No vote 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No vote 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No vote 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part No vote 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 185–344

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

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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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