Peg Alexander is a former politician

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 in the United Kingdom

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Alexander worked as the co-ordinator of the National Group on Homeworking. From 1995 until 1997, she served as Principal Speaker

Principal Speaker

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 of the Green Party of England and Wales

Green Party of England and Wales

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, alongside David Taylor

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. She called for the party to fill the "space left by the new-look Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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Alexander stood for the party in the Hemsworth by-election, 1996

Hemsworth by-election, 1996

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, taking 157 votes. She also appeared on the Green Party in Northern Ireland

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's party list for Fermanagh and South Tyrone

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 at the Northern Ireland Forum

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 election, which took 208 votes. She was first on the party's list for Yorkshire and the Humber

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 at the European Parliament election in 1999. Although the list took 5.7% of the vote, she again failed to be elected.