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).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 still in office Con 48 votes out of 642, 7.5% 642 votes out of 776, 82.7% 5 times

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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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HouseDateSubjectBernard JenkinCon VoteRôle
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons29 Jan 2013Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Jan 2013Succession to the Crown Bill — New Clause 1 — Removal of disqualification arising from faith minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Nov 2012Free School Meals (Children Over the Age of 16) — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union minorityno Rebel
Commons31 Oct 2012European Union Free Movement Directive 2004 (Disapplication) — Multiannual Financial Framework Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 Oct 2012Deferred Divisions — Sulphur contents for marine fuels minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the house (Tuesdays) (7.00 pm to 10.00 pm) minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Jul 2012House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Apr 2012Bill Presented — Housing (Selective Licensing of Private Landlords in Exempted Areas) Bill — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2012Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2012Deferred Division — safety of offshore oil and gas activities minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Feb 2012Adjournment (Easter, May, Whitsun, Summer, Conference, November and Christmas) — Clause 9 — Street trading: vehicles and the internet minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Dec 2011Backbench Business — Ministerial Statements minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2011Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] — National Referendum on the European Union minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Oct 2011Delegated Legislation — Financial Assistance to Ireland and Portugal minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Oct 2011Defence — Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3) minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2011Fixed Term Parliament Bill- Consideration of Lords Amendments- Clause 1 — Polling days for parliamentary general elections minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2011Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 May 2011Deferred Division — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 — Financial and Economic Outlook minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Feb 2011Deferred Divisons — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Feb 2011Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Referendum on the alternative vote system minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2011Deferred Divisions — Taxation of the financial sector minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2011Deferred Divisions — Financial Stabilisation Mechanism minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2011European Union Bill — New Clause 11 — Provision for further referendum minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2011European Union Document — Clause 9 — Approval required in connection with Title V of Part 3 of TFEU tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons24 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 5 — Statement to be laid before Parliament minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Jan 2011Fixed Term Parlaiments Bill — New Clause 5 — Expiry and revival of section 2 minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jan 2011European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — United Kingdom loans to Ireland minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Dec 2010Loans to Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Dec 2010Daylight Saving Bill — Pass the Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Dec 2010Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons1 Dec 2010Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Dec 2010Fixed Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons24 Nov 2010Fixed-Term Parliaments Bill — Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — New Clause 7 — Reduction of maximum number of Ministers —rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to vote in the referendum minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Schedule 1 — Role of Electoral Commission in Referendum minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Date of referendum on the alternative vote system tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons12 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Date of referendum on the alternative vote system minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Programme motion minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Sep 2010Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Programme Motion minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Sep 2010Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Sep 2010Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Programme motion minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Defence Committee
11 May 2010Stopped being a member of the Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
7 Oct 2009Became a member of the Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
7 Oct 2009Stopped being a member of the Committee on Arms Export Controls
18 Apr 2008Became a member of the Committee on Arms Export Controls
29 Nov 2006Became a member of the Defence Committee
8 Nov 2006Stopped being Deputy Chairman (Candidates), Conservative Party
16 Dec 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister, Trade & Industry
16 Dec 2005Became Deputy Chairman (Candidates), Conservative Party
20 May 2005Became Shadow Minister, Trade & Industry
20 May 2005Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for the Regions, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
10 May 2004Became Shadow Secretary of State for the Regions, Local and Devolved Government Affairs

Policy Comparisons

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

AgreementPolicy
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

Possible Friends (more...)

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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