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Torfaen (Assembly constituency)

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Torfaen is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. [1]

30 relations: Additional Member System, Blaenau Gwent (Assembly constituency), Caerphilly (Assembly constituency), Closed list, D'Hondt method, David Rowlands (Welsh politician), First-past-the-post voting, General election, Islwyn (Assembly constituency), List of political parties in the United Kingdom, Lynne Neagle, Member of the National Assembly for Wales, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Assembly constituency), Mike German, Baron German, Monmouth (Assembly constituency), National Assembly for Wales, National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions, National Assembly for Wales election, 1999, National Assembly for Wales election, 2003, National Assembly for Wales election, 2007, National Assembly for Wales election, 2011, National Assembly for Wales election, 2016, Newport East (Assembly constituency), Newport West (Assembly constituency), Nick Ramsay, Proportional representation, South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region), Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency), United Kingdom constituencies, Welsh Labour.

Additional Member System

The additional member system (AMS), also known as mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) outside the United Kingdom, is a mixed electoral system with one tier of single-member district representatives, and another tier of "additional members" elected to make the overall election results more proportional.

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Blaenau Gwent (Assembly constituency)

Blaenau Gwent is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Caerphilly (Assembly constituency)

Caerphilly is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Closed list

Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can (effectively) only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.

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D'Hondt method

The D'Hondt method or the Jefferson method is a highest averages method for allocating seats, and is thus a type of party-list proportional representation.

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David Rowlands (Welsh politician)

David J. Rowlands is a Welsh politician who has been a UK Independence Party (UKIP) Member of the National Assembly for Wales for South Wales East region since the National Assembly for Wales election, 2016.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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General election

A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen.

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Islwyn (Assembly constituency)

Islwyn is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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List of political parties in the United Kingdom

This article lists political parties in the United Kingdom.

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Lynne Neagle

Lynne Neagle AM (born 18 January 1968) is a Welsh Labour & Co-operative politician.

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Member of the National Assembly for Wales

The National Assembly for Wales is composed of 60 members known as Assembly Members or AMs (in Welsh: Aelodau'r Cynulliad or ACau).

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Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Assembly constituency)

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Mike German, Baron German

Michael James "Mike" German, Baron German, OBE (born 8 May 1945) is a British politician, serving currently as a member of the House of Lords and formerly as a member of the National Assembly for Wales for the South Wales East region.

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Monmouth (Assembly constituency)

Monmouth is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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National Assembly for Wales

The National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru; commonly known as the Welsh Assembly) is a devolved parliament with power to make legislation in Wales.

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National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions

National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions were first used for the 1999 elections.

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National Assembly for Wales election, 1999

The first National Assembly for Wales elections were held on 6 May 1999.

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National Assembly for Wales election, 2003

The National Assembly for Wales election, 2003 was the second general election to the National Assembly for Wales.

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National Assembly for Wales election, 2007

The 2007 National Assembly election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the National Assembly for Wales.

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National Assembly for Wales election, 2011

The National Assembly for Wales election 2011 was an election for the National Assembly.

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National Assembly for Wales election, 2016

The National Assembly for Wales election 2016 was held on Thursday 5 May 2016, to elect members of the National Assembly for Wales (AMs).

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Newport East (Assembly constituency)

Newport East is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Newport West (Assembly constituency)

Newport West is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay (born 10 June 1975) is a British Conservative politician who has been a Member of the Welsh Assembly since 2007.

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Proportional representation

Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems by which divisions into an electorate are reflected proportionately into the elected body.

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South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)

South Wales East is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of eight constituencies.

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Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)

Torfaen is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom constituencies

In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elect one member to a parliament or assembly, with the exception of European Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies which are multi member constituencies.

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Welsh Labour

Welsh Labour (Llafur Cymru) is the part of the United Kingdom Labour Party that operates in Wales.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torfaen_(Assembly_constituency)

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