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.

This is a selection of Stephen Kinnock’s votes.

• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 20 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs
• Voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015–2016
• Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016

We have lots more plain English analysis of Stephen Kinnock’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Stephen Kinnock’s full vote analysis page for more.

Stephen Kinnock has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Exiting the European Union: Brexit 14 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, to publish the legal advice it has received in respect of leaving the European Economic Area Agreement [1994] specifically regarding Her Majesty's Government's legal submissions to the High Court in the case of R (Yalland and Wilding) v SSEU [2017] that Article 126 as giving rise to termination of the EEA Agreement ipso jure; and...

• Written Answers — Department for Exiting the European Union: Trade Agreements 10 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, on what date the Agreement between the Government, the Kingdom of Norway, Iceland and the Principality of Liechtenstein announced on 20 December 2018 was finalised.

• Written Answers — Department for Exiting the European Union: Brexit 10 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government has given formal notification of the UK's intention to withdraw from the 2004 European Economic Area Agreement pursuant to Article 127 of that Agreement.

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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
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Home Office
• Department of Health
• Cabinet Office
• Personal Independence Payment
• Blood: Contamination
• Iron and Steel: Procurement
• Prisons: Port Talbot
• Virgin Media: Swansea

Currently held offices

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 30 Oct 2017)
• Member, Committee on Exiting the European Union (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (23 Oct 2017 to 8 Jan 2018)
• 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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• Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Stephen Kinnock’s speeches
• Has received answers to 31 written questions in the last year — 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 79.18% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 146 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)