Jessica Morden
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Newport East · in Parliament since 5 May 2005
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6213
Email: mordenj@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport East | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Newport East | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
| Newport East | 5 May 2005 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 May 2005 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Wales) | Opposition | 6 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 6 September 2023 |
| Shadow Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Whip) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 6 September 2023 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 10 April 2020 |
Voting participation
205th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 175 | 74.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 271 | 84.2% |
| 2024 | 200 | 149 | 74.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 201 | 78.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 201 | 80.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 210 | 86.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 136 | 71.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 833 | 78.0% |
| 59th | 631 | 512 | 81.1% |
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
131st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 62 | 41 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 55 | 37 | 163 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 99 | 59 | 196 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 88 | 69 | 127 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 101 | 68 | 146 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee of Selection | Chair | 11 September 2024 | – | no published attendance |
| Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament | Member | 11 December 2024 | – | no published attendance |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | Member | 4 December 2024 | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | Member | 18 December 2024 | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Administration Committee 2017–2019, 2020–2023 · attendance 100.0%
- Standing Orders Committee (Commons) 2021–2024
- Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) 2018–2019, 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) 2018–2019, 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Welsh Grand Committee 2022–2024
3 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
249th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
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.
2005
- – Became MP for Newport East
- – Joined Labour
2010
- – Became MP for Newport East
2015
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
2017
- – Joined Committee of Selection
- – Joined Administration Committee
2018
- – Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
- – Joined Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
- – Became Chair of Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
- – Became Chair of Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
2020
- – Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
- – Joined Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
- – Became Chair of Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
- – Became Chair of Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
- – Joined Administration Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Whip)
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
2021
- – Joined Standing Orders Committee (Commons)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
2022
- – Joined Welsh Grand Committee
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Wales)
- – Left role: Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
- – Left role: Shadow Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Whip)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Wales)
- – Became MP for Newport East
- – Joined Committee of Selection
- – Became Chair of Committee of Selection
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
- – Joined Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
- – Joined Speaker's Conference (2024)
Constituency: Newport East
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.