Mid and West Wales (Senedd electoral region)
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Mid and West Wales (Welsh: Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru) is an electoral region of the Senedd, consisting of eight constituencies. The region elects twelve members, eight directly elected constituency members and four additional members. The electoral region was first used in the 1999 Welsh Assembly election, when the National Assembly for Wales was created.
Senedd electoral region | |
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Mid and West Wales shown within Wales | |
Created 1999 | |
Current representation | |
Plaid Cymru | 4 MSs |
Conservative | 4 MSs |
Labour | 3 MSs |
Liberal Democrats | 1 MS |
Constituencies 1. Brecon and Radnorshire 2. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 3. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 4. Ceredigion 5. Dwyfor Meirionnydd 6. Llanelli 7. Montgomeryshire 8. Preseli Pembrokeshire | |
Preserved counties Dyfed Gwynedd (part) Powys |
Each constituency elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up Members of the Senedd, to create a degree of proportional representation. The additional member seats are allocated from closed lists by the D'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.