Alison is the first Greens member to have been successfully elected to represent the East Metropolitan Region in the West Australian Parliament. Alison was elected in 2008 and took her seat on May 22 2009.
Prior to taking her seat in Parliament Alison worked for many years in the union movement for both white and blue collar unions. In her time in the union movement Alison worked as an Organizer, Industrial Officer, Women’s Officer and Equal Opportunity specialist, and finally as a lawyer.
