Jessica Morden

Jessica Morden MP
Member of Parliament for Newport East
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Alan Howarth
Majority	1,650 (4.8%)
Personal details
Born	29 May 1968 (1968-05-29) (age 43) Surrey, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Birmingham
Website	www.jessicamorden.com

Jessica Elizabeth Morden (born 29 May 1968) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport East since 2005.

Background

Brought up in nearby Cwmbran and educated at Croesyceiliog School before reading History at University of Birmingham.

Political career

In 1991 Morden worked for Huw Edwards, MP for Monmouth and between 1992 and 1995 she worked for Llew Smith, MP for Blaenau Gwent. Before becoming an MP, Morden was General Secretary of the Wales Labour Party and organized some of the election campaigns for the 1997 election.^[1]

Morden was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Newport East in 2005 by the all-women shortlists method.^[1] She was elected as the first female MP in South East Wales with a 6,800 majority.

Morden claimed a total of £167,060 in expenses in 2007/08, the 30th highest amount claimed by the 643 members of the House of Commons. Morden used some of the expenses allowance which was unspent from the previous year to provide additional office space after having a baby;^[2] the previous year she claimed £133,592, the 406th highest that year.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Thrilled to win right to fight for city seat". South Wales Argus. 21 February 2005. http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/archive/2005/02/21/Gwent+Archive/4597038.Thrilled_to_win_right_to_fight_for_city_seat/. Retrieved 12 January 2010. 
2. ^ Chalk, Ailsa (31 March 2009). "Gwent MPs claim £896,337 in the last year". South Wales Argus. http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/4247649.Gwent_MPs_claim___896_337_in_the_last_year/. Retrieved 12 January 2010. 
3. ^ "Jessica Morden". TheyWorkForYou. http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/jessica_morden/newport_east#expenses. Retrieved 12 January 2010. 

External links

• Jessica Morden MP official constituency website
• Jessica Morden MP Labour Party profile
• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
• Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
• Voting record at PublicWhip.org
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
• Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
• Profile at BBC News Democracy Live

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alan Howarth	Member of Parliament for Newport East 2005–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Morden, Jessica
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	29 May 1968
Place of birth	Surrey, England, UK
Date of death
Place of death

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