# Abdi-Wali becomes first Somali-born refugee woman elected to UK Parliament

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-12 21:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/12/abdi-wali-makes-history-as-first-somali-born-refugee-in-uk-parliament?traffic_source=rss

> Newly sworn-in Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras seat in London, becoming the first Somali-born refugee woman elected to the UK Parliament. She defeated Green Party leader Zack Polanski.