Portrait of Jack Abbott

Jack Abbott

Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP

MP for Ipswich · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: jack.abbott.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
91.1%
575 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
197
in the 7 year window
Written questions
5
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

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

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Ipswich4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
91.1%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
575

joint 12th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%

Participation by year

Jack Abbott voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 95.9%95.9%2025: 89.1%89.1%2026: 92.4%92.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236218 92.4%
2025322287 89.1%
20247370 95.9%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631575 91.1%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
197
Written questions
5
Oral questions
19
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

624th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658

Written questions per year
Jack Abbott: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 3320242025: 2220252026: 002026
Oral questions per year
Jack Abbott: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 7720242025: 7720252026: 552026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 45 22 0 5 0 0 0
2025 129 41 2 7 0 0 0
2024 23 13 3 7 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Sporting Events Bill Member 15 October 2026 – no published attendance

No data for this measure.

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
197
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
76
distinct debates

joint 461st of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650

Contributions per year
Jack Abbott: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 232320242025: 12912920252026: 45452026
Debates participated in per year
Jack Abbott: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 131320242025: 414120252026: 22222026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Ipswich
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Sporting Events Bill

Constituency: Ipswich

Ipswich constituency boundary
Area
31.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 7,403
Electorate
75,396 · turnout 58.5%
Postcode areas
IP1, IP10, IP2, IP3, IP4, IP5, IP6, IP8, IP9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.