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.

• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2016
• Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 21 votes for, 9 votes against, 11 absences, between 2017–2018
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 20 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• 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

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

Last updated: 23 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill: Committee Stage 19 Jun 2018

  Before addressing the specifics of the motion, let me make a general point. I have no problem at all with the argument that constituencies should be of equal size. My concern relates far more to the fact that the Government are proposing that we reduce the number from 650 to 600, which is a completely arbitrary figure pulled, essentially, out of thin air. Let us get one thing straight. The...

• Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill: Committee Stage 19 Jun 2018

  My hon. Friend is clearly psychic, because that is precisely the point that I was about to make. The ratio between Front-Bench and Back-Bench MPs is, in terms of balance, vital to the way in which our democracy works. Back Benchers play a critical role in holding the Government to account. The fewer of them we have, in whichever party happens to be in power, the fewer are able to fulfil...

• Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill: Committee Stage 19 Jun 2018

  I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Some absurd things are being thrown up by this review. For example, in my constituency the proposal was to have a boundary line which separated the shopping centre from the high street. It is utterly absurd and ludicrous. The fact is that wherever we draw the line on a map when driven by a rigid mathematical equation we carve up communities, force...

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Profile

Labour MP for Aberavon

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

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
• Ministry of Justice
• 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)

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

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 66 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Stephen Kinnock’s speeches
• Has received answers to 126 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 83.42% 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.
• 52 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Stephen Kinnock’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 128 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)