Sir Bernard Jenkin
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 9 April 1992
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 67%
- Debates contributed to
- 212
- Registered interests
- 9
- Declared value
- £10,335
Record last updated 19 Sep 2026
Sir Bernard Jenkin is a Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex who was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. He is among the longest serving 5% of MPs and the longest serving 5% of Conservative MPs, having first been elected in April 1992. He has cast 393 votes from 588 eligible divisions, a participation rate of 67%, and has made 436 debate contributions across 212 debates, placing him in the top 25% of MPs by debate participation, with particular focus on Foreign Affairs & Defence, Other/Procedural, and International Development topics.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
393 / 588
66.84%
Ranked #420 of 654 MPs (36th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
212 / 11739
436 total contributions
Ranked #138 of 654 MPs (79th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
9
£10,334.90
Ranked #457 of 654 MPs (30th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Sir Bernard Jenkin is the Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex, and has been an MP continually since 9 April 1992.
Constituencies
- Harwich and North Essex May 2010 – present · 5 terms
- North Essex May 1997 – May 2010 · 3 terms
- North Colchester Apr 1992 – May 1997
Posts held
- Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) May 2005 – Dec 2005 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State (The Regions) Oct 2003 – May 2005 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Sep 2001 – Oct 2003 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Transport) Jun 1998 – Sep 2001 · Opposition
- Opposition Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions) Jan 1998 – Jun 1998 · Opposition
- Opposition Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales) Jul 1997 – Jul 1998 · Opposition