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 an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Generally voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016–2018
• 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 more EU integration Show votes 34 votes for, 9 votes against, 11 absences, between 2017–2018
• 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

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: 18 Jul 2018

Recent appearances

• Salisbury Incident 12 Sep 2018

  I remember my first flight to St Petersburg in May 2005 as clearly as if it were yesterday. I was on my way to take up my post as director of the British Council’s operations in St Petersburg and felt a palpable sense of hope, combined with a healthy dose of trepidation. I was looking forward to improving my Russian and getting settled into my new life in St Pete, before formally...

• Salisbury Incident 12 Sep 2018

  I agree that a tough sanctions regime is absolutely the right one. The question is how targeted it should be, and how best to target it. A sanctions regime which has a very general broad-brush impact on the Russian people may well not be hitting and targeting the right people. What I like about, for instance, the Magnitsky sanctions and the unexplained wealth orders is the fact that they are...

• Salisbury Incident 12 Sep 2018

  Yes, I do share that concern. I think it is clear that, at the very least, a pause is necessary, and I think that the European Union needs to take the required action to make that happen. We need to pause and review how it will work, but Europe needs a plan B for its energy, and the key must be to reduce its dependence on Russian hydrocarbons. That must be the strategic objective. When oil is...

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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
• 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 71 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Stephen Kinnock’s speeches
• Has received answers to 93 written questions in the last year — 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 80.75% 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.
• 53 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Stephen Kinnock’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 139 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)