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Member of Parliament

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Con Conservative Harwich and North Essex ID 40
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Bernard has served in the House of Commons for 34 years, 4 months, representing 4 constituencies. Bernard has held 35 parliamentary roles.

Party history

Conservative 9 Apr 1992 to present

Constituency history

Harwich and North Essex 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Harwich and North Essex 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times
North Essex 1 May 1997 to 6 May 2010 Elected 3 times
North Colchester 9 Apr 1992 to 1 May 1997 Elected 1 time

Roles

Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees 23 Jun 2026 to present
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements 11 Jun 2025 to present
Liaison Committee (Commons) 4 Dec 2024 to present
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) 16 Oct 2024 to present Chair
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) 16 Oct 2024 to present Chair
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) 14 Oct 2024 to present
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) 14 Oct 2024 to present
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government 22 Jun 2023 to 30 May 2024 Chair

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Con Hold Harwich and North Essex Turnout 48,043
Candidate Party Votes Share
Bernard Jenkin Con Conservative 16,522 34.4 %
Alex Diner Lab Labour 15,360 32.0 %
Mark Cole RUK Reform UK 9,806 20.4 %
Natalie Sommers LD Liberal Democrat 3,561 7.4 %
Andrew Canessa Green Green Party 2,794 5.8 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Sir Bernard Jenkin been an MP?

Sir Bernard Jenkin has been in the House of Commons for 34 years, 4 months. Source

What parties has Sir Bernard Jenkin been a member of?

Sir Bernard Jenkin has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Sir Bernard Jenkin held?

Sir Bernard Jenkin has 35 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Sir Bernard Jenkin's latest election result?

Sir Bernard Jenkin's latest imported election result is Con Hold in Harwich and North Essex, with a majority of 1,162. Source