Sir Bernard Jenkin

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Constituency: Harwich and North Essex

Party: Conservative

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Synopsis

Sir Bernard Jenkin is the Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex, and has been an MP continually since 9 April 1992.

Sir Bernard Jenkin, the Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex, is the fifth longest-serving member of the current parliament, having been first elected in April 1992 and ranking third among Conservative MPs for length of service. He has cast 310 votes from 460 eligible divisions, achieving a participation rate of 67.39% and ranking 145th overall among all MPs, while contributing 280 debate contributions across 136 debates and ranking 172nd overall. His debate contributions have focused on Foreign Affairs & Defence, Parliamentary Procedure, and International Development, while his voting has concentrated on Employment & Workers Rights, Parliamentary Procedure, and Justice & Law. He shows a notable divergence between his voting and debate rankings, performing considerably better in voting participation than in debate contributions.

Summary generated on 27/03/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

316 / 466

67.81%

Ranked #139 of 650 MPs (79th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

139 / 7614

289 total contributions

Ranked #177 of 650 MPs (73th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

5

£1,023.00

£

Total declared interests