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British politician (1937–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alice Mahon (née Bottomley; 28 September 1937 – 25 December 2022) was a British trade unionist and Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax from 1987 until 2005.
Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Halifax, Preceded by ...
Alice Mahon | |
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Member of Parliament for Halifax | |
In office 11 June 1987 – 11 April 2005 | |
Preceded by | Roy Galley |
Succeeded by | Linda Riordan |
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Born | Alice Bottomley (1937-09-28)28 September 1937 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 25 December 2022(2022-12-25) (aged 85) Halifax, West Yorkshire, England |
Political party | Labour (until 2009; after 2015) |
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Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Bradford (BA) |
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Mahon was a left-winger who was a member of the Socialist Campaign Group and was a Eurosceptic, and a frequent rebel against Labour's Blair government. She left the House of Commons in 2005 and resigned from the Labour Party in 2009, expressing objections to the party's political positions and internal operations. However, she rejoined the party in 2015 in support of Jeremy Corbyn's election as leader.