List of female Members of the Senedd
This is a list of women who are or have been Members of the Senedd.
The Senedd (Welsh Parliament) has sixty seats. At each election the Senedd has returned some of the highest rates of female representation in the world. At the 2003 election 30 women and 30 men were elected. Following a by-election in 2006 there were 31 women and 29 men who all served until the 2007 election.[1]
As of July 2020 there are 29 women and 31 men.
Date | Female ♀ | Male ♂ |
---|---|---|
1999 election | 24 | 36 |
2000[note 1] | 25 | 35 |
2003 election | 30 | 30 |
2006[note 2] | 31 | 29 |
2007 election | 28 | 32 |
2010[note 3] | 29 | 31 |
2011 election | 25 | 35 |
2016 election | 25 | 35 |
2017[note 4] | 26 | 34 |
2018[note 5] | 27 | 33 |
2019[note 6] | 28 | 32 |
2020[note 7] | 29 | 31 |
List of female Members of the Senedd
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Party | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason | |
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Labour | Lorraine Barrett | Cardiff South and Penarth | 1999 | 2011 | Retired | |
Labour | Dame Rosemary Butler DBE | Newport West | 1999 | 2016 | Retired | |
Labour | Christine Chapman | Cynon Valley | 1999 | 2016 | Retired | |
Labour | Jane Davidson | Pontypridd | 1999 | 2011 | Retired | |
Plaid Cymru | Janet Davies | South Wales West | 1999 | 2007 | Retired | |
Plaid Cymru | Jocelyn Davies | South Wales East | 1999 | 2016 | Retired | |
Labour | Sue Essex | Cardiff North | 1999 | 2007 | Retired | |
Labour | Val Feld | Swansea East | 1999 | 2001 | Died | |
Labour | Janice Gregory | Ogmore | 1999 | 2016 | Retired | |
Labour | Christine Gwyther | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | 1999 | 2007 | Defeated | |
Labour | Alison Halford | Delyn | 1999 | 2003 | Retired | |
Labour | Edwina Hart MBE | Gower | 1999 | 2016 | Retired | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Humphreys | North Wales | 1999 | 2001 | Resigned | |
Labour | Jane Hutt | Vale of Glamorgan | 1999 | Serving | ||
Plaid Cymru | Pauline Jarman | South Wales Central | 1999 | 2003 | Retired | |
Labour | Ann Jones | Vale of Clwyd | 1999 | Serving | ||
Plaid Cymru | Elin Jones | South Wales Central | 1999 | Serving | ||
Plaid Cymru | Helen Mary Jones | Llanelli and Mid and West Wales | 1999 | 2011 | Defeated | |
Mid and West Wales | 2018[note 8] | Serving | ||||
Labour | Lynne Neagle | Torfaen | 1999 | Serving | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Randerson | Cardiff Central | 1999 | 2011 | Retired | |
Plaid Cymru | Janet Ryder | North Wales | 1999 | 2011 | Retired | |
Labour | Karen Sinclair | Clwyd South | 1999 | 2011 | Retired | |
Labour | Gwenda Thomas | Neath | 1999 | 2016 | Retired | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams CBE | Brecon and Radnorshire | 1999 | Serving | ||
Labour | Delyth Evans | Mid and West Wales | 2000 | 2003 | Retired | |
Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Burnham | North Wales | 2001 | 2011 | Defeated | |
Labour | Val Lloyd | Swansea East | 2001 | 2011 | Retired | |
Labour | Tamsin Dunwoody | Preseli Pembrokeshire | 2003 | 2007 | Defeated | |
Conservative | Lisa Francis | Mid and West Wales | 2003 | 2007 | Defeated | |
Labour | Irene James | Islwyn | 2003 | 2011 | Retired | |
Conservative | Laura Anne Jones | South Wales East | 2003 | 2007 | Defeated | |
2020[note 9] | Serving | |||||
Labour | Sandy Mewies | Delyn | 2003 | 2016 | Retired | |
Labour | Catherine Thomas | Llanelli | 2003 | 2007 | Defeated | |
Plaid Cymru | Leanne Wood | South Wales Central then Rhondda | 2003 | Serving | ||
Blaenau Gwent PV | Trish Law | Blaenau Gwent | 2006 | 2011 | Retired | |
Conservative | Angela Burns | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | 2007 | Serving | ||
Plaid Cymru | Nerys Evans | Mid and West Wales | 2007 | 2011 | Defeated | |
Labour | Lesley Griffiths | Wrexham | 2007 | Serving | ||
Plaid Cymru | Bethan Jenkins | South Wales West | 2007 | Serving | ||
Labour | Joyce Watson | Mid and West Wales | 2007 | Serving | ||
Liberal Democrats | Veronica German | South Wales East | 2010 | 2011 | Defeated | |
Conservative | Suzy Davies | South Wales West | 2011 | Serving | ||
Labour | Rebecca Evans | Gower | 2011 | Serving | ||
Conservative | Janet Finch-Saunders | Aberconwy | 2011 | Serving | ||
Labour | Julie James | Swansea West | 2011 | Serving | ||
Labour | Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | 2011 | Serving | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eluned Parrott | South Wales Central | 2011 | 2016 | Defeated | |
Labour | Jenny Rathbone | Cardiff Central | 2011 | Serving | ||
Conservative | Antoinette Sandbach | North Wales | 2011 | 2015 | Resigned | |
Conservative | Janet Haworth [note 10] | North Wales | 2015 | 2016 | Defeated | |
Labour | Hannah Blythyn | Delyn | 2016 | Serving | ||
Labour | Dawn Bowden | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | 2016 | Serving | ||
UKIP | Michelle Brown | North Wales | 2016 | Serving | ||
Independent | ||||||
Labour | Jayne Bryant | Newport West | 2016 | Serving | ||
Plaid Cymru | Siân Gwenllian | Arfon | 2016 | Serving | ||
Labour | Vikki Howells | Cynon Valley | 2016 | Serving | ||
UKIP | Caroline Jones | South Wales West | 2016 | Serving | ||
Independent | ||||||
Brexit Party | ||||||
Labour | Eluned Morgan | Mid and West Wales | 2016 | Serving | ||
Labour | Rhianon Passmore | Islwyn | 2016 | Serving | ||
UKIP | Mandy Jones | North Wales | 2016 | Serving | ||
Independent | ||||||
Brexit Party | ||||||
Plaid Cymru | Delyth Jewell | South Wales East | 2019 | Serving |
Notes
- Following the resignation of Alun Michael and the return of Delyth Evans on 1 May 2000
- Following the Blaenau Gwent by-election on 29 June 2006
- Following the resignation of Mike German and the return of Veronica German on 1 July 2010
- Following the resignation of Nathan Gill and the return of Mandy Jones on 27 December 2017
- Following the resignation of Simon Thomas on 26 July 2018 and return of Helen Mary Jones
- Following the death of Steffan Lewis on 11 January 2019 and return of Delyth Jewell
- Following the death of Mohammad Asghar on 16 June 2020 and return of Laura Ann Jones
- Replaced Simon Thomas in 2018
- Replaced Mohammad Asghar in 2020
- Replaced Antoinette Sandbach in 2015
References
- Jac Larner. "Gender and Representation in National Assembly for Wales Elections – Thinking Wales – Meddwl Cymru - Cardiff University". Blogs.cardiff.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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