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Alice Jordan-Baird (born 8 April 1993) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Parliament for the Division of Gorton representing the Labor Party after winning the seat in the 2025 Australian federal election. She was endorsed by the Transport Workers Union.

Jordan-Baird’s parents both worked on Melbourne’s railways. Her mother was one of the first women that worked on Melbourne’s underground railway loops.

Jordan-Baird is the youngest child in her family, with two older sisters. She has said that her family brought her up to have “strong Labor values”.

Jordan-Baird attended University of Melbourne, where she completed a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in neuroscience. She joined the Labor party at university.

Jordan-Baird worked as a political adviser and in government relations prior to entering parliament, with a focus on climate change and water policy. She worked as a Communications Adviser from 2015 to 2019. She was a Ministerial Adviser for Education and Public Transport from June 2019 to July 2022. She worked as Government and Policy Manager for Melbourne Water from January 2023 to February 2025.

She was a Family Support Volunteer from 2013 to 2016.

Jordan-Baird was announced as the Labor Party candidate for the electorate of Gorton in September 2024, following the retirement of Brendan O’Connor. She was endorsed by O’Connor and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, defeating the Mayor of Brimbank City Council Ranka Rasic 12–9 in the preselection ballot.