MP for Aberafan Maesteg
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Stephen Kinnock is Labour and Co-operative MP for Aberafan Maesteg, first elected in 2015. Since July 2024 he has served as Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care; prior to that he held a range of shadow ministerial roles and sat on various parliamentary committees.
Mr Kinnock shows strong party loyalty and a relatively high attendance rate (100% with Labour, 73% attendance). He has two recorded rebel votes against his party and sits on the centre-left of the spectrum (42/100). His voting record on key topics is mixed: he has generally supported NHS funding and bus services regulation, and generally opposed tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme. Votes on Universal Credit, VAT, asylum, transgender rights and trade union powers are varied, indicating a nuanced position rather than a fixed bloc stance. Notable rebel votes include AYE on George Eustice's EFTA/EEA motion in 2019 and AYE on the EU–Singapore FTA/IPA in 2018, both against his party line.
Declares five financial interests: gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (two entries); land and property interests (within or outside the UK); miscellaneous; and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
18 positions
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Since Jul 2024
Mental Health Bill [HL]
Jun 2025 - Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration)
Feb 2022 - May 2024
Welsh Grand Committee
Jan 2022 - May 2024
Shadow Minister (Defence)
Dec 2021 - Feb 2022
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading