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Jess Asato

Labour MP for Lowestoft, since 4 July 2024

Jess Asato is the Labour MP for Lowestoft, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

79.3% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
456 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
119 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
13 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
4 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
57 Debates spoken in 169 written questions tabled

Ranked 189 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 Aye 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 Aye 326–92
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 376–16
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading No vote 320–105
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No vote 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 Aye 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.

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

£25,000

Name of donor: Francesca Perrin
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 for social media and media support
Date received: 16 June 2026
Date accepted: 16 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

8. Miscellaneous

I have a conditional fee arrangement with my lawyers, AWO (the trading name of HNK Litigation Limited) in relation to a forthcoming court case against xAI. The case relates to the ‘Grok’ AI platform operated by xAI. I have additional support from Reset Tech which is dependent on the outcome of the case.
Date interest arose: 29 January 2026
(Registered 1 June 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

Appointed as a Director for The Social Market Foundation (SMF) which is widely recognised as Britain’s leading cross-party think tank. Its mission is to ensure that markets and government can work in partnership to serve the interests of society. The SMF pursues this goal by producing high-quality, independent, and pragmatic public policy research and fostering debate across a broad range of social and economic issues.
Date interest arose: 18 March 2025
(Registered 25 March 2025)

On the register since 25 Mar 2026

Trustee of The Dartmouth Street Trust, which makes grants for the promotion of studies in political, economic and social science and cognate educational subjects, and for the promotion of education and dissemination of knowledge in such science and subjects.
(Registered 30 September 2024)

On the register since 7 Oct 2025

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Debates

57 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 →

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