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Stephen Kinnock

Labour Aberafan Maesteg

Voting record

5
Voted for
0
Voted against
4
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Stephen Kinnock’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Whip meter Estimate 83%

How often Stephen Kinnock voted the same way as most of the Labour party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes
Representation of the People Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading
Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Stephen Kinnock currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Secretary of State for Wales — Wales Office — since 2026-07-20 Government
Previously held
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) — Department of Health and Social Care (2024-07-08 to 2026-07-20) Government
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration) — Home Office (2022-02-03 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Defence) — Ministry of Defence (2021-12-04 to 2022-02-03) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2020-09-02 to 2021-12-04) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2020-04-10 to 2020-09-02) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Stephen Kinnock →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Palo Alto Networks
Address of donor: 3000 Tannery Way, Santa Clara, CA95054, United States of America
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel (£2341.12 approximately), meals (£371.47 approximately), flights (£5294.59) and airport transfers (£42.58 approximately), value £8,049.76
Destination of visit: United States (California)
Dates of visit: 15 August 2026 to 23 August 2026
Purpose of visit: Palo Alto Network covered the cost of me accompanying my wife on a team building trip to California, organised for board members and their spouses/partners
(Registered 18 September 2026)

5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK

Name of donor: Solix ApS
Address of donor: Gothersgade 49 Copenhagen K 2. 1123 Denmark
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: My wife is on the Board of companies that are owned by Solix Group, and I accompanied her to this England vs Wales rugby match. The cost of tickets, food and hospitality were covered by Solix Group (Cost per person - £1,438.80), value £2,877.60
Date received: 7 February 2026
Date accepted: 7 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 35480269
(Registered 9 February 2026)

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Neath Port Talbot
Interest held: from 15 June 2016
(Registered 27 January 2017)

8. Miscellaneous

Bryn and Cwmavon Events, a charity set up to develop the needs of the community, supported by the local authority and partners to create a stronger, independent community.
Date interest arose: 1 January 2018
(Registered 4 October 2023)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Stephen Kinnock yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Stephen Kinnock has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£321,326.42 paid out to or for Stephen Kinnock across 163 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Stephen Kinnock’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £248,210.71 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £35,053.12 (144 claims)
Accommodation — £29,289.96 (12 claims)
MP Travel — £8,349.72 (4 claims)
Staff Travel — £422.91 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Utilities — £159.36, 2026-04-07 — Electricity
Equipment - hire — £108.00, 2026-03-27 — Printer, photocopier & scanner
Software & applications — £99.99, 2026-03-18 — CANVA [***] [200013613-4008]
Postage & couriers — £61.27, 2026-03-17 — RM ONLINE INVOICE PAYM [200013613-7945]
Postage & couriers — £135.86, 2026-03-17 — RM ONLINE INVOICE PAYM [200013613-7946]
Utilities — £174.58, 2026-03-02 — Electricity
Stationery & printing — £200.40, 2026-02-27 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £706.80, 2026-02-25 — Constituency Office Printing and Photocopying February 2026

Every claim on file for Stephen Kinnock →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Stephen Kinnock — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Stephen Kinnock’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Stephen Kinnock isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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