Alex Baker.

Aldershot's MP made her clearest mark in June 2025 by voting against the assisted dying bill at Third Reading — one of a cluster of four rebel votes on the same day, opposing the bill's final passage and specific amendments intended to close a self-starvation loophole. She also backed two minority amendments that the Labour majority rejected, suggesting a considered rather than reflexive stance: supportive of tighter safeguards where she judged them necessary, but opposed to the bill overall. Beyond assisted dying, she has voted in line with Labour on rail nationalisation, steel industry legislation, and mayoral elections reform.

At 77% voting participation — somewhat below the Commons average — she is a moderate attendee. Her 97% party alignment makes her a reliable Labour vote, with deviations clustered around end-of-life autonomy and pension protection, where she sits notably above her party's average. Her 99 parliamentary contributions span defence, the economy, health, and social care, with defence the single largest category. That focus reflects both her seat — Aldershot, home to a large military community — and her membership of the Defence Select Committee. She has been visibly active on armed forces welfare, scoring above her party average on that dimension.

Locally, she secured Rushmoor as the host of National Armed Forces Day 2026, opposed a McDonald's near a nature reserve backed by nearly 8,000 petition signatures, and launched a survey on military family needs for government family hubs. News coverage over the past 90 days is high-volume but largely neutral in tone, with defence and local community issues dominating. Voting data runs to June 2026; speech data to the same period.