Laura Kyrke-Smith | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Aylesbury | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Butler |
| Majority | 630 (1.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laura Elizabeth Kyrke-Smith 1 September 1983 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Website | www |
Laura Elizabeth Kyrke-Smith MP (born September 1983) is a British politician, academic and charity worker who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aylesbury since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she is the first Labour MP for Aylesbury as well as the first female MP to represent Aylesbury in the House of Commons.[1]
Since 2013, Kyrke-Smith has served as UK Executive Director of the International Rescue Committee. In the 2024 general election, she gained the Aylesbury seat from Rob Butler, a member of the Conservative Party. Her victory ended a century streak of Conservative and Unionist MPs in Aylesbury, starting in the 1924 general election.[2]
- ^ Lowson, James (5 July 2024). "General Election 2024 results: Aylesbury has its first ever Labour MP". The Bucks Herald. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Aylesbury | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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