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 random selection of Stephen Kinnock’s votes.

• Voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2020.
• Has never voted on raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2022.
• Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2016.
• Voted a mixture of for and against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2016–2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 26 votes against, 8 absences, between 2015–2022.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Tata Steel: Port Talbot 18 Sep 2023

  When all is said and done, the purpose of the deal should have been to protect the current order book and to prepare us for the opportunities of the future. All investment is welcome— I do thank the Minister for her work in this area—but I am afraid that the deal will fail to keep us competitive and to deliver a just transition for the thousands of my constituents whose dedication to our...

• Tata Steel: Port Talbot 18 Sep 2023

  When all is said and done, the purpose of the deal should have been to protect the current order book and to prepare us for the opportunities of the future. All investment is welcome— I do thank the Minister for her work in this area—but I am afraid that the deal will fail to keep us competitive and to deliver a just transition for the thousands of my constituents whose dedication to our...

• Home Department: Refugee and Asylum Seeker Accommodation 18 Sep 2023

  It has been more than a month since all 39 asylum seekers were hauled off the 500-capacity Bibby Stockholm because of the detection of legionella, but the Home Secretary is yet to give a date for when the barge will actually be ready for use. We still do not know why she chose not to wait for the legionella results before ploughing ahead, and why her Minister was so slow to act once the...

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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/stephenkinnock

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Home Office
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Ministry of Defence
• Asylum
• Refugees: Afghanistan
• Asylum: Children
• Asylum: Rwanda
• Personal Independence Payment

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration) (since 3 Feb 2022)
• Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)
• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (since 10 Feb 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee (19 Oct 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) ( 4 Dec 2021 to 3 Feb 2022)
• Member, Subsidy Control Bill Committee (20 Oct 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 2 Sep 2020 to 4 Dec 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (10 Apr 2020 to 2 Sep 2020)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union ( 2 Mar 2020 to 16 Jan 2021)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (23 Oct 2017 to 8 Jan 2018)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• 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)

• Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee (16 out of 19)
• Subsidy Control Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
• National Security and Investment Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (9 out of 16)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (3 out of 13)
• Energy BILL Committee (7 out of 14)