At a glanceKevin Bonavia is a Labour MP for Stevenage, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 484 votes in Commons divisions (84% attendance), tabled 54 written questions and registered 3 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Kevin Bonavia did not vote in 91. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Committee since 25 Jun 2025
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Stevenage Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
-
Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 474 of 474 shared votes
-
Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 474 of 474 shared votes
-
Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 462 of 462 shared votes
-
Adam Thompson
Labour
100.0% · 459 of 459 shared votes
-
Tristan Osborne
Labour
100.0% · 459 of 459 shared votes
Votes least like
-
Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.4% · 1 of 283 shared votes
-
Alan Mak
Conservative
0.5% · 2 of 366 shared votes
-
Alex Burghart
Conservative
0.6% · 2 of 339 shared votes
-
Andrew Griffith
Conservative
0.6% · 2 of 317 shared votes
-
Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 297 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
- Francesca Perrin - £10,000.00 (registered 18 Jun 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1
- Ceftus Ltd - £900.00 (registered 16 Mar 2026)
Miscellaneous1
- Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. (registered 5 Nov 2024)
Written questions
Employment: Science
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, will she take steps to introduce economic incentives for people to work in the science industry.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
The UK’s science and research strengths are central to this Government’s mission to deliver economic growth, raise productivity and improve living standards. To realise that ambition, the research and innovation system must attract, retain and support the...
Work Experience: Graduates
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to assist local businesses in providing professional work experience and internships to unemployed graduates.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
Through Jobcentre Plus, we work with employers to provide work experience opportunities and help businesses access talented candidates. Employers can receive support through the Employer Services Line and local Employer Advisers, who can help promote oppo...
Housing: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support does the Government provide to homeowners who are impacted by late buyer withdrawals.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 10314 on 24 June 2026.
Surgical Mesh Implants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to accelerate the delivery of compensation to people impacted by pelvic mesh and valproate; and if he will set out a timetable for that financial redress.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The Government extends its deepest sympathies to all those affected by pelvic mesh, and recognises the profound, life‑changing impact these harms have had on individuals and their families. We know that for many, the consequences are ongoing and deeply fe...
Pregnancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to increase awareness of the reproductive and sexual health implications for young people presenting symptoms that may lead to unplanned or medically complex pregnancies.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
Dedicated local authority sexual health services (SHSs) play a key public health role in the diagnosis, early treatment, and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and some contraception services. Individual local authorities are responsible...
Rare Cancers: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve coordination across community healthcare services when diagnosing rare cancers in young people.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
The Government is committed to supporting the National Health Service to diagnose cancer earlier and treat it faster, so that more children and young people survive. The NHS is improving the experience of young cancer patients across the system, including...
Bus Stations: Disability Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure bus stations have audio-visual stop information (a) nationally and (b) in Hertfordshire.
Answer · 7 Jul 2026
The Government is committed to improving transport services right across the country, including in Hertfordshire, so they are more inclusive and enable everyone to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. The Bus Services Act 2025 includes a comprehen...
Taxation: Self-Assessment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will allow people with power of attorney to use HMRC's free online system to manage their donor's self assessment tax return.
Answer · 4 Jun 2026
HMRC are taking a digital-first approach to improving the experience for their customers, providing more digital and online services. People with lasting power of attorney (LPA) are able to file online Self Assessment returns using the HMRC free online se...
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
I have so often been frustrated when constituents come to me with their problems with a district council, a borough council or the county council, and the councils pass the buck between them, so I am a strong advocate of people having a si…
8 Jul 2026 Rearmament and Warfighting Readiness
That is fantastic news for the future of NATO. I pay tribute to our Prime Minister for speaking up for NATO. This country has a NATO-first policy, and rightly so. We put our nuclear deterrent and our own taxpayers’ money to the service of …
8 Jul 2026 Rearmament and Warfighting Readiness
I congratulate the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) on securing this important debate. We live at a time when our country is being targeted—not just threatened or tested, but actively targeted. We have already heard from ma…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
The hon. Member calls this an “ideologically anti-prison Government”, but in 14 years of Conservative Governments, there was a net increase of 500 prison places. In the very first Division post the King’s Speech in this Parliament, I remem…
1 Jul 2026 Engagements
Q5. In this increasingly dangerous world the space domain is critical, so I welcome the £3.2 billion set out for space in the defence investment plan. The plan refers to Skynet 6A, the first military satellite to be designed, manufactur…
30 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
The Prime Minister and many others have said that this country needs to be ready for an attack on NATO by Russia by 2030, so every step this country takes is critical, and I welcome today’s plan. We must mobilise everything we can, includi…
29 Jun 2026 Animal Abusers
I thank the petitioners for bringing this important issue to the House; I am very sympathetic. Animal abuse comes in many forms, and we should also consider what sanctions owners who are irresponsible with their pets should face. In my …
23 Jun 2026 Fly-tipping: Residential Areas
It is a pleasure, as always, to see you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) for securing the debate, because fly-tipping affects every community in this country. S…
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He makes a powerful point on AI. I was about to set out that we are already engaged in new legislative tools in this regard, including the Representation of the People Bill and the Cyb…
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
As everybody in this House knows full well, protecting our national security is always the first duty of any Government, and we have heard a consensus on that today. The reality today is that the threat from hostile foreign powers and the …
3 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform
Thanks to this Government’s investment in public services, Northern Ireland received a record funding settlement in the spending review. Given that settlement and the extra transformation funding, does my hon. Friend agree that it is now u…
3 Jun 2026 Public Service Reform
8. What steps he is taking to support public service reform in Northern Ireland.
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill
As ever, the hon. Member speaks up not just for his constituents, but for the welfare of the armed forces community in Northern Ireland, and I am sure this Government will treat them with the respect they deserve. In my area, Stevenage …
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill
I thank everybody involved in bringing the Bill to this point today, particularly Ministers and members of the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill. It has been a serious amount of work, because this is not a typical Armed Forces Bill…
1 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
As my ministerial Friends will know, MBDA, which makes the Storm Shadow missiles used in Ukraine, has doubled its workforce in my constituency since 2010 and is investing £4.8 million annually in training. What more can the Secretary of St…
1 Jun 2026 Child Sexual Offender Data
The hon. Member is making a very clear and reasoned argument. Does he agree that everyone here cares deeply about this horrific crime, and that we should be thinking about how we can approach this together rather than attacking people over…
18 May 2026 Youth Justice
I recently hosted a screening of a short film called “The Orphan”, a dramatisation of a boy being caught up in county lines activity. It was directed by Leo Powell and supported by Stevenage borough council and across our local schools. I …
13 May 2026 Debate on the Address
The hon. Gentleman says that voters want more of Reform. We have had lots of Reform councillors elected in the past year, and we have had a Reform councillor in my patch of Stevenage. When the voters had the first opportunity to give their…
13 May 2026 Debate on the Address
I congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Bradford West (Naz Shah) and for Harlow (Chris Vince). The hon. Member for Bradford West gave us a personal tale of strength through adversity, which should remind us why, as she said, this is…
28 Apr 2026 Park Home Owners
It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Alec. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) on securing this debate. For residents of park homes in my constituency, this is not a technical issue; it is about p…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Football Governance Bill [HL] 14 May 2025 – 17 Jun 2025
- Petitions Committee 28 Oct 2024 – 6 Jan 2025
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] 6 Nov 2024 – 13 Nov 2024
Elections contested
- Clacton 12 Dec 2019
- Rochford and Southend East 6 May 2010
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 0784
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Kevin Bonavia, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Kevin Bonavia?
Kevin Bonavia is a Member of Parliament representing Stevenage in the House of Commons. See Kevin Bonavia's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Kevin Bonavia represent?
Kevin Bonavia sits as Labour. See Kevin Bonavia's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Kevin Bonavia represent?
Kevin Bonavia is the Member of Parliament for Stevenage. See Kevin Bonavia's official Parliament profile.
How long has Kevin Bonavia been an MP?
Kevin Bonavia has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Kevin Bonavia's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Kevin Bonavia?
Kevin Bonavia has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Kevin Bonavia's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.