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Jess Asato

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Lowestoft · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: jess.asato.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
79.1%
499 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
85 meetings attended
Debate contributions
101
in the 7 year window
Written questions
189
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

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

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Lowestoft4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Norwich North

Voting participation

Participation rate
79.1%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
499

joint 206th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Jess Asato voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 82.2%82.2%2025: 83.9%83.9%2026: 71.6%71.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236169 71.6%
2025322270 83.9%
20247360 82.2%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631499 79.1%

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
101
Written questions
189
Oral questions
6
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
85

joint 354th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Jess Asato: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 464620242025: 969620252026: 47472026
Oral questions per year
Jess Asato: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 3320242025: 3320252026: 002026
Early day motions per year
Jess Asato: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 0020242025: 1120252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 27 10 47 0 0 0 0
2025 56 37 96 3 1 0 0
2024 18 14 46 3 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill Member 14 October 2026 – no published attendance
Education Committee Member 21 October 2024 85 of 85 100.0%
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill Member 14 October 2026 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Hansard activity

Contributions
101
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
61
distinct debates

joint 583rd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Jess Asato: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 181820242025: 565620252026: 27272026
Debates participated in per year
Jess Asato: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 141420242025: 373720252026: 10102026

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 Lowestoft
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Education Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill
    • – Joined Infants, Parents and Carers Bill

Constituency: Lowestoft

Lowestoft constituency boundary
Area
109.5 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 2,016
Electorate
74,332 · turnout 56.3%
Postcode areas
NR31, NR32, NR33, NR34

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.