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Jack Abbott

Labour (Co-op) MP for Ipswich, since 4 July 2024

Jack Abbott is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Ipswich, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

91.3% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
525 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
50 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 (Co-op) MPs
5 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
68 Debates spoken in 5 written questions tabled

Ranked 19 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
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) Aye 364–167
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) Aye 327–182
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) Aye 362–164
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 Aye 348–176
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Aye 369–166
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Aye 371–166
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading No vote 322–179
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 No 187–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 No 189–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 No 87–321
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 No 99–367
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 No 57–309
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 No 74–311
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No 158–318
19 Nov 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 326–92
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 376–16
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading Aye 320–105
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No 165–327
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 No 147–318
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 No 143–318
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40 No vote 244–132
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 No vote 250–133
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No vote 252–130
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 254–129
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33 No vote 257–128

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.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Built Environment Networking T/A UKREiiF
Address of donor: 4240 Park Approach, Leeds LS15 8GB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to UKREiiF 2026, value £714
Date received: 19 May 2026
Date accepted: 19 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07110641
(Registered 10 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited
Address of donor: Portman Road, Ipswich IP1 2DA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket to the Ipswich Town F.C. vs Watford F.C. Championship fixture, value £540
Date received: 4 November 2025
Date accepted: 4 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00315421
(Registered 26 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Name of donor: Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited
Address of donor: Portman Road, Ipswich, IP1 2DA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to an Ed Sheeran concert at Portman Road, value £1,128
Date received: 13 July 2025
Date accepted: 13 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00315421
(Registered 23 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Non-Executive Chairman of Invest East. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 19 May 2026
(Registered 28 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

10. Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client

Name: Jade Pallister
Relationship: Partner
Role: Energy and Infrastructure Director
Name of employer: Seahorse Environmental
(Registered 27 February 2025; updated 5 June 2025)

On the register since 17 Jun 2025

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Debates

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

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →

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

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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