Voting Record — Bernard Jenkin MP, Harwich and North Essex (10312)

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
Harwich and North Essex	6 May 2010	still in office	Con	48 votes out of 642, 7.5%	642 votes out of 776, 82.7%	5 times
North Essex	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	22 votes out of 827, 2.7%	827 votes out of 1288, 64.2%	0 times
North Essex	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	1 vote out of 777, 0.1%	777 votes out of 1246, 62.4%	0 times
North Essex	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	6 votes out of 786, 0.8%	786 votes out of 1273, 61.7%	1 time

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Bernard Jenkin	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Jan 2013	Equality (Marriage) (Amendment)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2013	Succession to the Crown Bill — New Clause 1 — Removal of disqualification arising from faith	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Nov 2012	Free School Meals (Children Over the Age of 16) — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2012	European Union Free Movement Directive 2004 (Disapplication) — Multiannual Financial Framework	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Deferred Divisions — Sulphur contents for marine fuels	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the house (Tuesdays) (7.00 pm to 10.00 pm)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Apr 2012	Bill Presented — Housing (Selective Licensing of Private Landlords in Exempted Areas) Bill — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2012	Deferred Division — safety of offshore oil and gas activities	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Feb 2012	Adjournment (Easter, May, Whitsun, Summer, Conference, November and Christmas) — Clause 9 — Street trading: vehicles and the internet	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Dec 2011	Backbench Business — Ministerial Statements	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] — National Referendum on the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Oct 2011	Delegated Legislation — Financial Assistance to Ireland and Portugal	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Defence — Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2011	Fixed Term Parliament Bill- Consideration of Lords Amendments- Clause 1 — Polling days for parliamentary general elections	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2011	Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 May 2011	Deferred Division — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 — Financial and Economic Outlook	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Feb 2011	Deferred Divisons — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2011	Deferred Divisions — Taxation of the financial sector	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2011	Deferred Divisions — Financial Stabilisation Mechanism	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Feb 2011	European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Provision for further referendum	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2011	European Union Document — Clause 9 — Approval required in connection with Title V of Part 3 of TFEU	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Jan 2011	Fixed Term Parlaiments Bill — New Clause 5 — Expiry and revival of section 2	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — United Kingdom loans to Ireland	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Dec 2010	Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Dec 2010	Daylight Saving Bill — Pass the Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Dec 2010	Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	1 Dec 2010	Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Dec 2010	Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	24 Nov 2010	Fixed-Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — New Clause 7 — Reduction of maximum number of Ministers —rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to vote in the referendum	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Schedule 1 — Role of Electoral Commission in Referendum	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Date of referendum on the alternative vote system	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	12 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Date of referendum on the alternative vote system	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Programme motion	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Sep 2010	Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Programme Motion	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Sep 2010	Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Sep 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Programme motion	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Defence Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
House	Date	Subject	Bernard Jenkin	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Business of the House – wash-up period	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
7 Oct 2009	Became a member of the Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
7 Oct 2009	Stopped being a member of the Committee on Arms Export Controls
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Mar 2009	Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
18 Apr 2008	Became a member of the Committee on Arms Export Controls
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
29 Nov 2006	Became a member of the Defence Committee
8 Nov 2006	Stopped being Deputy Chairman (Candidates), Conservative Party
Commons	17 May 2006	Deferred Division — Conventions (Joint Committee)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
16 Dec 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Trade & Industry
16 Dec 2005	Became Deputy Chairman (Candidates), Conservative Party
20 May 2005	Became Shadow Minister, Trade & Industry
20 May 2005	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for the Regions, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
House	Date	Subject	Hon. Bernard Jenkin	Con Vote	Rôle
10 May 2004	Became Shadow Secretary of State for the Regions, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Hon. Bernard Jenkin	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	1 Mar 2001	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill - Removal of disqualification of clergy	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2000	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Reduction in age at which certain sexual acts are lawful	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduce age of consent for homosexual acts to 16	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Nov 1997	European Parliamentary Elections Bill	tellno	no	Teller

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
43%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
1%	Ban fox hunting
88%	Business and community control of schools: For
50%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
1%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
14%	European Union - For
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
1%	Fox hunting - Ban
75%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
23%	Fully Elected House of Lords
75%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
56%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
12%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	Increase VAT
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
93%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
39%	No detention without charge or trial
33%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
2%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
2%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
98%	Post office closures - against
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
50%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
95%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
85%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
21%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
96%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
36%	Smoking ban - In favour
57%	Stop climate change
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
15%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
42%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92%	University education fees - Should be free
39%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2010-present, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

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Voting Record — Bernard Jenkin MP, Harwich and North Essex (10312)

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