Stephen Kinnock
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Aberafan Maesteg · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Government Secretary of State for Wales · Wales Office
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberafan Maesteg | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Aberavon | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Government | 8 July 2024 | 20 July 2026 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration) | Opposition | 3 February 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 3 February 2022 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Opposition | 2 September 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 2 September 2020 |
Voting participation
282nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 167 | 70.8% |
| 2025 | 322 | 270 | 83.9% |
| 2024 | 200 | 138 | 69.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 204 | 79.7% |
| 2022 | 251 | 169 | 67.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 213 | 88.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 129 | 67.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 793 | 74.3% |
| 59th | 631 | 497 | 78.8% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
146th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 199 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 688 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 216 | 62 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 149 | 60 | 150 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 308 | 89 | 253 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 118 | 64 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 110 | 46 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union 2017–2019, 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- European Scrutiny Committee 2015–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- European Statutory Instruments Committee 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Welsh Grand Committee 2022–2024
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
23rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Aberavon
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
2017
- – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
- – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
2020
- – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee
- – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
- – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2022
- – Joined Welsh Grand Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration)
- – Became MP for Aberafan Maesteg
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
2026
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Wales
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Constituency: Aberafan Maesteg
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.