Alyssa Kathleen Hayden (; born 7 June 1970) is an Australian politician. Born in

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

, Hayden was a proprietor of a small business and a

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staff member before entering politics. In 2008, she was elected to the

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as a

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member, representing

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. Her term began on 22 May 2009. She was defeated at the 2017 state election. In May 2018, Hayden was preselected as the Liberal candidate in the Darling Range by-election, held on 23 June, and regained the seat for the Liberals. She failed to retain the seat at the 2021 election. After the 2021 election, Hayden started working in real estate sales.

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