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Llanelli (Assembly constituency)

Index Llanelli (Assembly constituency)

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

47 relations: Additional Member System, Brecon and Radnorshire (Assembly constituency), Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Assembly constituency), Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency), Catherine Thomas, Ceredigion (Assembly constituency), Closed list, D'Hondt method, Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Assembly constituency), Dyfed, First-past-the-post voting, General election, Helen Mary Jones, Keith Davies, Kidwelly, Lee Waters, List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed, List of political parties in the United Kingdom, Llanedi, Llanelli, Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency), Llanelli Rural, Llangennech, Llannon, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (National Assembly for Wales constituency), Member of the National Assembly for Wales, Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region), Montgomeryshire (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, Pembrey and Burry Port Town, Plaid Cymru, Pontyberem, Preseli Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency), Preserved counties of Wales, Proportional representation, Trimsaran, United Kingdom constituencies, United Kingdom general election, 2010, Wales, Ward (electoral subdivision), 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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Brecon and Radnorshire (Assembly constituency)

Brecon and Radnorshire is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Assembly constituency)

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency)

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Catherine Thomas

Catherine Thomas born in 1963 is a Welsh politician and former Labour Welsh Assembly Member for the constituency of Llanelli.

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Ceredigion (Assembly constituency)

Ceredigion 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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Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Assembly constituency)

Dwyfor Meirionnydd is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales, created for the 2007 Assembly election.

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Dyfed

Dyfed is a preserved county of Wales. It was created on 1 April 1974, as an amalgamation of the three pre-existing counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. It was abolished twenty-two years later, on 1 April 1996, when the three original counties were reinstated, Cardiganshire being renamed Ceredigion the following day. The name "Dyfed" is retained for certain ceremonial and other purposes. It is a mostly rural county in southwestern Wales with a coastline on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel.

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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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Helen Mary Jones

Helen Mary Jones (born 29 June 1960) is a Plaid Cymru politician, who was a member of the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 to 2011.

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Keith Davies

Keith Davies is a Welsh Labour politician and was the National Assembly for Wales member for Llanelli from 2011 until 2016.

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Kidwelly

Kidwelly (Cydweli) is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, south west Wales, approximately north-west of the most populous town in the county, Llanelli.

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Lee Waters

Lee Waters (born 12 February 1976) is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician, who was elected as the Welsh Assembly member for Llanelli in May 2016.

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List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed

Five constituencies cover Dyfed, also used for elections to 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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Llanedi

Llanedi is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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Llanelli

Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"), the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-northwest of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen.

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Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency)

Llanelli is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Llanelli Rural

Llanelli Rural (Llanelli Wledig) is a community in the southeast corner of Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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Llangennech

Llangennech is a village in the area of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, which covers an area of.

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Llannon

Llannon is a small village and community in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (National Assembly for Wales constituency)

Meirionnydd Nant Conwy was a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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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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Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)

Mid and West Wales is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of eight constituencies.

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Montgomeryshire (Assembly constituency)

Montgomeryshire 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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Pembrey and Burry Port Town

Pembrey and Burry Port Town (Welsh: Pen-bre a Phorth Tywyn) is a community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru (officially Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales, often referred to simply as Plaid) is a social-democratic political party in Wales advocating for Welsh independence from the United Kingdom within the European Union.

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Pontyberem

Pontyberem is a village and community situated in the Gwendraeth Valley halfway between Carmarthen and Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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Preseli Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency)

Preseli Pembrokeshire is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales.

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Preserved counties of Wales

The preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty.

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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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Trimsaran

Trimsaran is a community and former mining village which lies on the B4308 between Llanelli and Kidwelly, in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire.

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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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United Kingdom general election, 2010

The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 6 May 2010, with 45,597,461 registered voters entitled to vote to elect members to the House of Commons.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Ward (electoral subdivision)

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.

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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/Llanelli_(Assembly_constituency)

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