Alice Macdonald | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forNorwich North | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Chloe Smith |
| Majority | 10,850 (23.7%) |
| Member ofSouthwark London Borough Council forNewington | |
| In office 7 May 2018 – 29 June 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1983-04-01)1 April 1983 (age 42) Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Parent(s) | Irene[1] and John[citation needed] Macdonald |
| Education | |
Alice Macdonald (born 1 April 1983) is a BritishLabour and Co-operative Party politician serving as theMember of Parliament (MP) forNorwich North since2024.
Macdonald is the daughter of formerWest Norfolk Council Labour leader Irene Macdonald.[1][2] She grew up inMarham and attended theDownham Market comprehensive high school, then commuted to a sixth form inCambridge.[3] She studied French and Italian at theUniversity of Bristol in 2005, then went on to study aMaster of the Arts inInternational Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS University of London, where she graduated in 2007.[4][5]
Macdonald served as a councillor in theNewington ward ofSouthwark from 7 May 2018 to 29 June 2023.[6] On 25 July 2022 she was announced as the officialLabour parliamentary candidate forNorwich North. She has also served as a senior adviser toHarriet Harman andBob Ainsworth.[7]
Macdonald was Campaigns and Policy Director for London-based company Project Everyone between August 2016 and April 2023.[8] Project Everyone was co-founded byRichard Curtis and is dedicated to "achieving sustainable development goals" via "campaign materials, [...] installations, [...] documentaries, [and] events".[9] Macdonald also served as Campaign Director for Hungry for Action Campaign, who aim to spotlight the global food crisis, but resigned from this position upon becoming MP.[10]
Macdonald was a Director of the Potter Fields Park Management Trust, a not-for-profit organisation that manages events and maintenance for a park and a churchyard inSouthwark.[11] The appointment lasted from 21 July 2021 until 28 November 2022, when she resigned from her position.[12]
In 2022, Macdonald announced she would be standing for theLabour parliamentary candidacy against Karen Davis, who stood in the2019 general election againstConservative incumbentChloe Smith. In response to a video by Macdonald supporting her own candidacy, Emma Corlett, the deputy leader ofNorfolk County Council, remarked: "This video literally uses photos from Karen Davis' campaign on holiday hunger and has you walking past the Vote Labour boards she and I put up with our bare (splintered) hands."[1]
Macdonald was elected to representNorwich North at the2024 general election. She received 20,794 votes, a 45.4% share of the vote and a majority of 10,850. There were six candidates and aturnout of 62%.[13]
The result was a 18.2% swing toLabour from 2019. The unpopularity of theConservatives in her area was the deciding factor in a result that also saw significant vote share increase forReform andThe Green Party.
Shortly after being elected, MacDonald stood to be the Chair of International Development Committee, but lost to Sarah Champion, who have served in that position since January 2020.[14][15][16]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forNorwich North 2024–present | Incumbent |