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Olivia Bailey | |
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Member of Parliament for Reading West and Mid Berkshire | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Alok Sharma (Reading West [a] ) |
Majority | 1,361 (3.0%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Olivia Joanna Bailey 1986 (age 37–38) Reading,England |
Political party | Labour |
Education | BA in Modern History and Politics |
Alma mater | St Hilda's College,Oxford |
Olivia Joanna Bailey (born 17 September 1986) [3] [ self-published source ] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Reading West and Mid Berkshire since 2024. [4] [5]
Bailey had been Chair of the Labour Women's Network,deputy General Secretary of the Fabian Society,and a senior aide to Keir Starmer,before standing as a parliamentary candidate. [5]
Bailey was born in Reading,Berkshire to a policeman father and teacher mother. She attended Ranelagh School in Bracknell.
Bailey graduated from St Hilda's College,Oxford in 2008,with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern History and Politics. [6] She has served as National Chair of Labour Students and Women's Officer of the National Union of Students (NUS). [7] As a member of the NUS,Bailey created the Vote for Students pledge and published the first national study into harassment and abuse suffered by women students. [7]
Bailey previously contested the Reading West constituency in 2017 but was unsuccessful. [8] [9] [10]
Bailey was elected as Member of Parliament for Reading West and Mid Berkshire at the 2024 general election with 35% of the vote. [11]
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