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Voting Record — Bernard Jenkin MP, Harwich and North Essex (10312)
Bernard Jenkin is currently Member, Liaison Committee (Commons), Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee), Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee), Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) and Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
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 |
5 Jul 2024 |
still in office |
Con |
0 votes out of 134, 0.0% |
134 votes out of 206, 65.0% |
0 times |
| Harwich and North Essex |
13 Dec 2019 |
30 May 2024 |
Con |
9 votes out of 880, 1.0% |
880 votes out of 1069, 82.3% |
0 times |
| Harwich and North Essex |
9 Jun 2017 |
6 Nov 2019 |
Con |
12 votes out of 424, 2.8% |
424 votes out of 463, 91.6% |
0 times |
| Harwich and North Essex |
8 May 2015 |
3 May 2017 |
Con |
6 votes out of 377, 1.6% |
377 votes out of 467, 80.7% |
0 times |
| Harwich and North Essex |
6 May 2010 |
30 Mar 2015 |
Con |
66 votes out of 1000, 6.6% |
1000 votes out of 1239, 80.7% |
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 |
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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This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their
voting record.
| Agreement | Policy |
| 82% |
A stricter immigration system |
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