Stephen Kinnock’s voting in Parliament

Stephen Kinnock is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Stephen Kinnock sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Stephen Kinnock generally voted for higher taxes on banks, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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Stephen Kinnock has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Iron and Steel: Procurement 24 Jul 2017

  To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to monitor adherence to changes made to steel procurement guidelines in the last two years by (a) local authorities and (b) central Government Departments; and what assessment he has made of the ability of (i) local authorities and (ii) central Government Departments to adhere to those procurement guidelines.

• Queen’s Speech: Implications for Wales — [Mr George Howarth in the Chair] 19 Jul 2017

  Will the Minister give way?

• Queen’s Speech: Implications for Wales — [Mr George Howarth in the Chair] 19 Jul 2017

  My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech on the tidal lagoon. It is also worth mentioning that 100,000 tonnes of British steel will go into the project. The Prime Minister said that she was disappointed with Donald Trump for withdrawing from the Paris climate accords, yet she refuses to give the go-ahead to this vital, clean, green energy project. How are those two positions compatible?

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Profile

Labour MP for Aberavon

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @skinnock
• https://facebook.com/stephenkinncock

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Stephen Kinnock campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Home Office
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department of Health
• Iron and Steel: Procurement
• Blood: Contamination
• Jobcentres: Travel
• Turkey: Syria
• Personal Independence Payment

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (1 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (9 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Hywel Francis
• John Morris
• William Cove
• Ramsay Macdonald
• John Edwards

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Energy BILL Committee (7 out of 14)
• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (9 out of 16)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (3 out of 13)

Numerology

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More about this

• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Stephen Kinnock’s speeches
• Has received answers to 89 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 46 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Stephen Kinnock’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 72 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)