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Alex Ballinger

Alex Ballinger

MP for Halesowen

Labour (Co-op)

About This MP

AI-generated

Alex Ballinger is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Halesowen, elected in 2024. He currently serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill, and has previously sat on the Finance Bill Committee and the Joint Human Rights Committee.

Voting Patterns

Ballinger shows very high party loyalty with no rebel votes, though his voting attendance is low at about 13% (below the party average of 33%). He aligns with the Labour centre-left position. His voting record indicates strong support for workers' rights and renter protections, a mixed approach to welfare measures such as Universal Credit, and a tendency to vote against some climate change and mental health policy measures.

Notable Positions

  • Supports workers' rights protections and stronger powers for trade unions
  • Advances renter protections to shield tenants
  • Has a mixed voting pattern on welfare reforms, including Universal Credit
  • Generally voted against climate change measures
  • Generally voted against increasing mental health services

Financial Interests

Declared four financial interests: three miscellaneous entries and one entry related to visits outside the UK.

Generated 21 February 2026

100%
Party Loyalty
13%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes

Political Position

LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(34)
Based on 112 votes

Career & Roles

4 positions

Current

Committee

Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill

Since Feb 2026

Committee

Foreign Affairs Committee

Since Dec 2024

Previous

Committee

Finance Bill

Jan 2025 - Jan 2025

Committee

Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Nov 2024 - Jan 2025

Voting Stances

Based on parliamentary votes

Universal Credit

Mixed

has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit

44 votes

Trade union powers

Generally for

has generally voted for trade union powers

34 votes

Workers rights protections

Generally for

has generally voted for workers rights protections

34 votes

VAT changes

Generally against

has generally voted against vat changes

24 votes

Prison sentencing

Generally against

has generally voted against prison sentencing

17 votes

Bus services regulation

Generally against

has generally voted against bus services regulation

15 votes

Renter protections

Mixed

has voted a mixture of ways on renter protections

13 votes

Transgender rights

Generally against

has generally voted against transgender rights

13 votes

Financial Interests

4 declarations

Recent Votes

AYE

Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27

11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
AYE

Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27

11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE

Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026

11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE

Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026

4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading

3 Feb 2026458 Aye104 No
ABSENT

Opposition Day: Youth unemployment

28 Jan 202691 Aye287 No
ABSENT

Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory

28 Jan 2026103 Aye284 No
ABSENT

Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026

28 Jan 2026294 Aye108 No
NO

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1

27 Jan 202688 Aye310 No
NO

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2

27 Jan 202661 Aye311 No