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Ms Ali Kent MLA
Deputy Speaker
House:
Legislative Assembly
Party:
Australian Labor Party
Electorate:
Kalgoorlie
Electorate Office:
227 Hannan Street
Kalgoorlie WA 6430
Ph: (08) 9021 6766
Email:
ali.kent@mp.wa.gov.au
Inaugural Speech:
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Speeches prior to 2025 by Ali Kent
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Questions without Notice in the 42nd Parliament by Ali Kent
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KENT, Alison (Ali) Elizabeth, MLA
Member for Kalgoorlie
Australian Labor Party
PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE
Elected to the Forty-First Parliament for Kalgoorlie on 13 March 2021, in succession to
Kyran Martin O'Donnell
(defeated).
Re-elected 2025.
Parliamentary Appointments
Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 4 May 2021 to 17 December 2024.
Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 8 April 2025.
Standing Committees
Member, Economics and Industry Standing Committee from 21 February 2023 to 29 January 2025.
Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee from 30 April 2025.
Sessional Committees
Member, Parliamentary Services Committee from 12 May 2021 to 17 December 2024.
PERSONAL
Qualifications and occupation before entering Parliament
Consultant.
KALGOORLIE - ELECTORATE PROFILE
The electorate of Kalgoorlie includes all or parts of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Shire of Coolgardie, Shire of Dundas, Shire of Laverton, Shire of Leonora, Shire of Menzies, Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku and the Shire of Wiluna.
Comprising of all or parts of the localities of
Balladonia, Bandya, Beadell, Binduli, Boorabbin, Boulder, Broadwood, Brown Hill, Bullabulling, Bulong, Caiguna, Cocklebiddy, Coolgardie, Cosmo Newbery, Cundeelee, Emu Flat, Eucla, Feysville, Forrest, Fraser Range, Hannans, Kalgoorlie, Kambalda East, Kambalda West, Kanowna, Kanpa, Karlkurla, Kookynie, Kurnalpi, Lake Carnegie, Lake Darlot, Lamington, Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Little Sandy Desert, Londonderry, Madura, Menzies, Mt Burges, Mullingar, Mundrabilla, Ngaanyatjarra-Giles, Norseman, Ora Banda, Parkeston, Patjarr, Piccadilly, Plumridge Lakes, Rawlinna, Sir Samuel, Somerville, South Boulder, South Kalgoorlie, Tjirrkarli, Ularring , Victory Heights, Warburton, West Kalgoorlie, West Lamington, Widgiemooltha, Williamstown, Wiluna, Yarri and Yilkari.
Enrolment - 21,771 (2025)
Area - 754,990 km
²
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