Alison Bennett | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forMid Sussex | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mims Davies |
| Majority | 6,662 (12.5%) |
| Liberal Democrat portfolios | |
| 2024–present | Care and Carers |
| Member ofMid Sussex District Council for Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint and Downs (2019–2023) | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Alison Elizabeth Bennett is a BritishLiberal Democrat politician who has served asMember of Parliament (MP) forMid Sussex since 2024.
Bennett was educated atThe King's School, Gloucester, andNewnham College, Cambridge, graduating in 1999 with a degree in social and political sciences.[1][2] Bennett worked forBritish Airways and thenE.ON.[3]
Bennett contestedArundel and South Downs for the Liberal Democrats at the2019 general election, coming second to theConservative candidateAndrew Griffith.[4]
She has served as a member ofMid Sussex District Council, representing the wards of Hurstpierpoint and Downs from 2019 to 2023 andHurstpierpoint since 2023.[5][6] Bennett was the council's deputy leader when she was selected to stand in the2024 general election.[7]
In the2024 General Election, she was elected asMember of Parliament (MP) forMid Sussex 39.6% of the vote becoming the first Liberal Democrat MP for the constituency since its creation in 1974.[8]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forMid Sussex 2024–present | Incumbent |
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