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| name = Marina Ahmad |
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| honorific-suffix = [[Member of the London Assembly|AM]] |
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| office = [[London Assembly|Member of the London Assembly]] |
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| term_start = May 2021 |
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| constituency = [[Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency)|Lambeth and Southwark]] |
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| party = {{Nowrap|[[Labour Party (United Kingdom)|Labour]]}} |
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| birth_name = Marina Masuma Ahmad |
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| birth_place = Bangladesh |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Surrey]] |
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'''Marina Ahmad''' is a British |
'''Marina Masuma Ahmad''' is a British [[London Labour|Labour Party]] politician and trade unionist who has been the [[London Assembly Member]] for [[Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency)|Lambeth and Southwark]] since 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Labour holds Lambeth & Southwark London Assembly seat but we still don’t know who will be mayor {{!}}|url=https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/44404-2/|access-date=2021-05-10|language=en-GB}}</ref> She represented Crystal Palace and was an education spokesperson on [[Bromley Council]]. |
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== Political career == |
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==Early life== |
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Ahmad was born in [[Bangladesh]] and moved to England at six months old where she grew up on a council estate. She graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in English and History from the [[University of Surrey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marinaahmadlabour.com/about|title=About|website=Marina Ahmad for Lambeth and Southwark|accessdate=11 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2015/05/06/bangladeshis-in-the-uk-general-election|title=Bangladeshis in the UK general election|journal=Dhaka Tribune|date=6 May 2015|accessdate=11 May 2021}}</ref> |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: [[Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Beckenham]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bromley.gov.uk/downloads/file/5214/statement_of_persons_nominated_general_election_2019_-_beckenham_constituency|title=Statement of Persons Nominated General Election 2019 - Beckenham constituency {{!}} London Borough of Bromley|last=Bromley|first=London Borough of|website=www.bromley.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-11-19}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Bob Stewart (politician)|Bob Stewart]]|votes=27,282|percentage=54.0|change=-5.3}} |
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Revision as of 09:54, 11 May 2021
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Marina Ahmad | |
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| Member of the London Assembly | |
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| Constituency | Lambeth and Southwark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marina Masuma Ahmad Bangladesh |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Surrey |
Marina Masuma Ahmad is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist who has been the London Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark since 2021.[1] She represented Crystal Palace and was an education spokesperson on Bromley Council.
She contested Beckenham in three general elections.
Early life
Ahmad was born in Bangladesh and moved to England at six months old where she grew up on a council estate. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and History from the University of Surrey.[2][3]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Bob Stewart | 27,282 | 54.0 | −5.3 | |
| Labour | Marina Ahmad | 13,024 | 25.8 | −4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chloe-Jane Ross | 8,194 | 16.2 | +8.3 | |
| Green | Ruth Fabricant | 2,055 | 4.1 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 14,258 | 28.2 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 50,555 | 73.6 | −2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 68,671 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5 | |||
References
- ^ "Labour holds Lambeth & Southwark London Assembly seat but we still don't know who will be mayor |". Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "About". Marina Ahmad for Lambeth and Southwark. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Bangladeshis in the UK general election". Dhaka Tribune. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Bromley, London Borough of. "Statement of Persons Nominated General Election 2019 - Beckenham constituency | London Borough of Bromley". www.bromley.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-19.