Sir Bernard Jenkin

MP since 9 Apr 1992

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

1893

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

1,162

Majority

34.4%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,043 voters

Conservative
16,522 votes34.4%
Labour
15,360 votes32.0%
Reform UK
9,806 votes20.4%
Liberal Democrat
3,561 votes7.4%
Green Party
2,794 votes5.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

29

Written Questions

4

Oral Questions

144

Debates Spoken In

289

Speeches

393

Divisions Voted

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Voting Record

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3 AYE

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

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Financial Interests(7)

Visits outside the UK

Russia

£398
Name of donor
UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor
62 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Meals and bus transport., value £398
Destination of visit
Moldova (Chisinau) and Ukraine (Odessa, Kiev)
Dates of visit
19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
Purpose of visit
Visit for briefings and meetings in Moldova, Odessa and Kiev, and to attend fourth anniversary event to commemorate the 2022 full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with President Zelenskyy and other heads of state.

Registered 20 March 2026

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Richard Matthews

Day's shooting

23 December 2025

£300
Name of donor
Richard Matthews
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Day's shooting, value £300
Date received
23 December 2025
Date accepted
23 December 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 11 January 2026

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

A Vice President of Combat Stress, a charity offering mental health services to veterans. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 15 December 2021)

Registered 15 December 2021

Miscellaneous

guarantee

Date interest arose
20 July 2011

Registered 11 December 2023

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
1 January 2010

Registered 21 October 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the assessments made by UKSV arising from the developed vetting of individuals proposed for public appointments since the enactment of the Co

Cabinet Office20 Apr 2026

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she will give a substantive reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex dated 18 November 2025 on the road/rail crossing at M

AnsweredDepartment for Transport10 Mar 2026

Elections: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his decision for postpone the Mayoral election in Essex, if he will make an estimate of the cost to local autho

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government18 Dec 2025

Nuclear Regulatory Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which Ministers are responsible for overseeing the implementation of the recommendations of the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025; and if h

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero9 Dec 2025

A1331: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on allocating funding for the proposed A1331 link road.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government28 Oct 2025

Cabinet Office and Civil Service

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will investigate the source of internal Government briefings on the future of the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service; and if

AnsweredCabinet Office22 Oct 2025

Statutory Instruments

To ask the Leader of the House, if she will publish a list of the statutory instruments made since the last general election and set out the provisions in the parent act of Parliament which are relied

AnsweredLeader of the House16 Jul 2025

Liverpool Street Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station on the surrounding heritage buildings.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport1 Jul 2025

Liverpool Street Station: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station on the economy.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport24 Jun 2025

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the cost to the public purse of local government reorganisation in Essex.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government26 Feb 2025
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