MP for Aberafan Maesteg
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
“A loyal Labour MP and health minister with high attendance, a centre-left voting profile, and occasional independence on international trade issues.”
Stephen Kinnock is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Aberafan Maesteg, first elected in 2015. He is currently Minister of State for Health and Social Care, a role he took up in July 2024, and has previously served as a shadow minister for Home Office immigration and for Foreign Affairs, as well as on several Commons committees including the Welsh Grand Committee.
Kinnock shows near-total party loyalty (100%) with solid attendance (73%). He generally backs NHS funding and bus services regulation, while tending to vote against tighter immigration controls and Rwanda deportations, and his positions on transgender rights, VAT, and prison sentencing are mixed. He has demonstrated some independence on EU-related trade matters, voting aye against party lines on two occasions (EFTA/EEA motion in 2019 and the EU‑Singapore FTA in 2018).
He has declared six financial interests, including gifts or hospitality from UK and international sources, land and property, miscellaneous interests, and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
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
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
