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'''Alexandra Baker''' (born 1982 or 1983)<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 4, 2024 |title=DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Election of a Member of Parliament for the Aldershot Constituency |url=https://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/media/nyeckjej/4-july-declaration-of-results-accessible.pdf |website=[[Rushmoor Borough Council]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Crick |first=Michael |date=December 18, 2023 |title=ALDERSHOT: new candidate Alexandra 'Alex' Baker... |url=https://x.com/tomorrowsmps/status/1736691672698761657 |website=X}}</ref> is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician serving as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency)|Aldershot]] since 2024.
''' ''' is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who has been [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency)|Aldershot]] since 2024. He was first elected in the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], defeating [[Leo Docherty]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aldershot {{!}} General Election 2024 {{!}} Sky News |url=https://election.news.sky.com/elections/general-election-2024/aldershot-7 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=election.news.sky.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Baker received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Technology and History of Art from the [[University of Birmingham]] in 2006.

She began her career as a political officer for the [[Co-operative Party]], and subsequently worked as a [[Co-operative Group]] membership officer.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Neame |first1=Katie |last2=Jones |first2=Morgan |last3=Belger |first3=Tom |date=2024-06-06 |title=Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election |url=https://labourlist.org/2024/06/our-rolling-list-of-labour-parliamentary-candidate-selections/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=LabourList |language=en-GB}}</ref> Baker worked in several roles on the [[Battersea Power Station]] regeneration prior to her election to Parliament.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Neame |first1=Katie |date=3 July 2024 |title=Aldershot: Can Labour win the 'Home of the Army' for the first time in a century? |url=https://labourlist.org/2024/07/labour-general-election-results-aldershot-alex-baker-first-time-win-british-army/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |work=LabourList}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Baker was elected as the MP for Aldershot at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], defeating her [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] predecessor [[Leo Docherty]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aldershot {{!}} General Election 2024 {{!}} Sky News |url=https://election.news.sky.com/elections/general-election-2024/aldershot-7 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=election.news.sky.com |language=en}}</ref> She became the first non-Conservative to represent the constituency since its establishment in 1918, as well as its first ever female MP.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gudge |first1=Ethan |date=12 June 2024 |title=Your Voice, Your Vote: BBC South sofa hears from Aldershot voters |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c977q31n11no |access-date=9 July 2024 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref name=":0"/> On 9 October 2024, she made her [[maiden speech]] in the House of Commons during a debate on the Renters' Rights Bill.<ref name="maiden">{{cite Hansard |jurisdiction= United Kingdom |title= Renters' Rights Bill |url= https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-10-09/debates/7A308DDD-EC0A-4F2D-9C18-664E12D5BC92/Renters%E2%80%99RightsBill#contribution-1CA2DC25-2FB3-46D5-90EE-B78CA046DFBB |house= House of Commons |date= 9 October 2024 |volume= 754 |column_start= 353 |column_end= 354 |speaker= Alex Baker |position=}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Baker has two children.<ref name=":0" />


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Latest revision as of 22:00, 13 November 2024

For other people named Alex Baker, see Alex Baker (disambiguation).

Alex Baker
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Aldershot
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byLeo Docherty
Majority5,683 (11.7%)
Personal details
Born
Alexandra Baker

1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham (BA)

Alexandra Baker (born 1982 or 1983)[1][2] is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldershot since 2024.

Early life and career

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Baker received a Bachelor of Arts in Technology and History of Art from the University of Birmingham in 2006.

She began her career as a political officer for the Co-operative Party, and subsequently worked as a Co-operative Group membership officer.[3] Baker worked in several roles on the Battersea Power Station regeneration prior to her election to Parliament.[4]

Political career

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Baker was elected as the MP for Aldershot at the 2024 general election, defeating her Conservative predecessor Leo Docherty.[5] She became the first non-Conservative to represent the constituency since its establishment in 1918, as well as its first ever female MP.[6][4] On 9 October 2024, she made her maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on the Renters' Rights Bill.[7]

Personal life

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Baker has two children.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Election of a Member of Parliament for the Aldershot Constituency" (PDF). Rushmoor Borough Council. 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ Crick, Michael (18 December 2023). "ALDERSHOT: new candidate Alexandra 'Alex' Baker..." X.
  3. ^ Neame, Katie; Jones, Morgan; Belger, Tom (6 June 2024). "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Neame, Katie (3 July 2024). "Aldershot: Can Labour win the 'Home of the Army' for the first time in a century?". LabourList. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Aldershot | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ Gudge, Ethan (12 June 2024). "Your Voice, Your Vote: BBC South sofa hears from Aldershot voters". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ^ Alex Baker (9 October 2024). "Renters' Rights Bill". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 754. United Kingdom: House of Commons. col. 353–354.
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