Ali Kent

{{Short description|Western Australian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Ali Kent

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| party = Labor

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| birth_place = Swansea, Wales

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|11|13}}

| majority =

| predecessor = Kyran O'Donnell

| term_end =

| term_start = 13 March 2021

| constituency_AM = Kalgoorlie

| assembly = Western Australian Legislative

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| honorific-suffix = MLA

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Alison Elizabeth Kent (born 13 November 1960){{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/Memblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Kent,+Alison+(Ali)+Elizabeth?opendocument|title=Ms Alison (Ali) Elizabeth Kent MLA|publisher=Parliament of Western Australia}} is a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Kalgoorlie for the Australian Labor Party. She won her seat at the 2021 Western Australian state election with an 18.9% swing against the incumbent Liberal Party candidate.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-13|title=WA Labor's Ali Kent claims Kalgoorlie victory|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-miner/wa-labors-ali-kent-claims-emphatic-victory-for-seat-of-kalgoorlie-ng-b881820607z|access-date=2021-03-14|website=The West Australian|language=en}} She was re-elected in the 2025 election.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-22 |title=Kalgoorlie (Key Seat) - WA Electorate, Candidates, Results |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/wa/2025/guide/kalg |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.abc.net.au |language=en-AU}} Her seat was the penultimate seat to be called.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=WA Labor’s Kent slightly extends lead in Kalgoorlie |url=https://www.kalminer.com.au/news/regional/wa-labors-ali-kent-slightly-extends-lead-as-vote-count-restarts-for-state-seat-of-kalgoorlie-c-18075880 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Kalgoorlie Miner |language=en}}

Ali Kent emigrated to Australia from Wales in 1989. Prior to her election, Kent was the president of the Goldfields Women's Health Care Centre.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-12|title=Could the pandemic election return Labor to Kalgoorlie for the first time in two decades?|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-12/seat-of-kalgoorlie-profile-ahead-of-state-election/13237710|access-date=2021-03-14|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}