MP for Harwich and North Essex
“Long-serving Conservative backbencher with near-total party loyalty who occasionally breaks ranks on standards, public order and environment matters.”
Sir Bernard Jenkin is a long-serving Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex, first elected in 1992. He currently serves on multiple parliamentary committees, including the Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements and the Statutory Instruments committees, reflecting his ongoing involvement in Westminster scrutiny. Over three decades in Parliament he has held roles on the Public Accounts Committee and the Standards Committee, among others.
Jenkin shows a very high level of party loyalty (99%) with a solid attendance record (77%), and has 22 rebel votes. On key topics, he generally supports stricter immigration controls and the asylum system, and generally votes against NHS funding increases, bus services regulation and VAT changes. He has also tended to support transgender rights and stronger trade union powers; his record on Universal Credit, prison sentencing and the Rwanda scheme is more mixed. Politically, he is described as centrist (50/100).
Declares 11 financial interests, including land and property, employment earnings, ad hoc payments, visits outside the UK, and gifts or hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
35 positions
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
Since Jun 2025
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Since Oct 2024
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
Since Oct 2024
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Since Oct 2024
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
Since Oct 2024
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
Jun 2023 - May 2024
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
Sept 2021 - May 2024
Liaison Committee (Commons)
May 2020 - May 2024
Committee on Standards
Mar 2020 - May 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2021
Committee of Privileges
Mar 2020 - May 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
NOArmed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
AYEArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
AYEArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
AYEArmed Forces Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
AYEThe percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
