Ali Kent

Ali Kent
MLA
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
for Kalgoorlie
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 March 2021
Preceded byKyran O'Donnell
Personal details
Born (1960-11-13) 13 November 1960 (age 64)
Swansea, Wales
Political partyLabor

Alison Elizabeth Kent (born 13 November 1960)[1] is a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Kalgoorlie for the Australian Labor Party. She won her seat at the 2021 Western Australian state election with an 18.9% swing against the incumbent Liberal Party candidate.[2]

Ali Kent emigrated to Australia from Wales in 1989. Prior to her election, Kent was the president of the Goldfields Women's Health Care Centre.[3]

  1. ^ "Ms Alison (Ali) Elizabeth Kent MLA". Parliament of Western Australia.
  2. ^ "WA Labor's Ali Kent claims Kalgoorlie victory". The West Australian. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Could the pandemic election return Labor to Kalgoorlie for the first time in two decades?". www.abc.net.au. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.