Harwich and North Essex.

Thirty-two years in Parliament have not made Bernard Jenkin a quiet backbencher. His most prominent recent actions include securing £65m to complete the A1331 Link Road -- insisting housing development must wait until infrastructure is in place -- and publicly fighting plans to axe the Health Services Safety Investigations Body, committing to meet the health secretary directly. He also backed NFU calls to abolish the family farm inheritance tax. In Parliament, he voted to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and opposed the government's reserve power to direct pension fund investments, arguing it risks poor returns for pensioners and represents inappropriate state interference.

A 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes, Jenkin nonetheless sits above the Conservative average on several measures: he backs Lords scrutiny in every relevant vote and scores notably higher than his party on assisted dying access, criminal justice reform, and child welfare. His participation rate of 66% sits below the Commons average. Economy, jobs, and defence dominate his speeches -- the latter generating the most local news coverage, with 19 articles averaging a positive sentiment score. He chairs the Statutory Instruments Select Committee and sits on the Liaison Committee, roles that suit a long-serving MP with a focus on parliamentary process and accountability.

Jenkin's stance profile is consistently right-of-centre: 90% pro-business, 86% anti-tax-increases and tough-on-crime, but only 38% aligned with pro-climate-action votes and 8% with pro-workers'-rights measures. His 100% score on pro-lords-scrutiny is the standout outlier, reflecting a persistent interest in parliamentary accountability that runs across his committee work and voting record. All data covers recent parliamentary sessions; historical voting patterns before this period are not included here.