Olivia Bailey | |
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Member of Parliament for Reading West and Mid Berkshire | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
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 1986)[1][self-published source] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Reading West and Mid Berkshire since 2024.[2][3]
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.[3]
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.[4] She has served as National Chair of Labour Students and Women’s Officer of the National Union of Students (NUS).[5] 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.[5]
Bailey previously contested the Reading West constituency in 2017 but was unsuccessful.[6][7][8]
Bailey was elected as Member of Parliament for Reading West and Mid Berkshire at the 2024 general election with 35% of the vote.[9]
Bailey is lesbian, and has a wife and children.[10]