Member of the Senedd
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A member of the Senedd (MS;
Each person in Wales is represented by five MSs: one for their local constituency (encompassing their local area where they reside), and another four covering their electoral region (a large grouping of constituencies). Wales's five electoral regions are Mid and West Wales, North Wales, South Wales Central, South Wales East and South Wales West.[1]
A holder of this office was formerly known as an assembly member (AM; plural: AMs;
Since 2011, members are elected for a five-year
Methods of election
MSs are elected in one of two ways:[7]
- First-past-the-post constituency or
- additional-member
Forty are
Elections
All MSs positions become simultaneously vacant for
A constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. An additional member vacancy may be filled by the next available candidate on the relevant party list.
See also
- List of members of the Senedd
- List of female members of the Senedd
- List of Plaid Cymru MSs
- Members of the 1st National Assembly for Wales
- Members of the 2nd National Assembly for Wales
- Members of the 3rd National Assembly for Wales
- Members of the 4th National Assembly for Wales
- Members of the 5th National Assembly for Wales/"5th Senedd"
- Members of the 6th Senedd
- 2016 National Assembly for Wales election
- 2021 Senedd election
- Senedd constituencies and electoral regions
- Member of Parliament
- Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)
- Member of the Scottish Parliament
Notes
References
- ^ Explore the Assembly education website Archived 11 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Commission, Assembly. "Explanatory Notes to Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Call for Senedd to return to elections every four years as Westminster poised to scrap fixed terms". Nation.Cymru. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Mark Drakeford backs calls for bigger Welsh Parliament". BBC News. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Welsh democracy is under threat, we need more members of the Senedd now more than ever". www.electoral-reform.org.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Government of Wales Act 2006". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.