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Sir Bernard Jenkin

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex

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

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Seat status

Marginal

Percentage of votes

2.42%

Recent swing

-24.2% Conservative

Party

Conservative

Top donors:

Richard Matthews (£300)

Key Parliamentary Votes

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VOTED NO4 Sep 2025

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against

VOTED NO9 Mar 2026

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against

VOTED NO10 Mar 2026

Courts and Tribunals Bill

✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against

Where Bernard fits into things

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Sir Bernard Jenkin

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships